Changing pattern of adult burn referrals to a regional burns centre

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 299-305

  Anwar, Umair ^a,b   Majumder, Sanjib ^a   Austin, Orla ^a   Phipps, Alan R ^a  

^a PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN UNIT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURN UNITS; BURNS; FIRES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 33947171866     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0B013E318031A106     Document Type: Article

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