Analysis of survival and hospitalization time for 2057 burn patients in Shiraz, southwestern Iran

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Rajabian, Mohammad Hossain ^a   Aghaei, Shahin ^b   Fouladi, Vahid ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b JAHROM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Burn; Hospitalization; Iran; Mortality; Probit analysis; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN SHOCK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; LUNG BURN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548392294     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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