The descriptive epidemiology of intentional burns in the United States: An analysis of the National Burn Repository

Burns

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 828-832

  Modjarrad, Kayvon ^a,b   McGwin Jr , Gerald ^a,b   Cross, James M ^a,b   Rue III, Loring W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn units; Morbidity; Mortality; Self injurious behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUTOMUTILATION; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN UNIT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL BURN REPOSITORY; PREVALENCE; RACE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURNS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548538757     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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