A systematic review of heparin to treat burn injury

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 794-804

  Oremus, Mark ^a   Hanson, Mark D ^a   Whitlock, Richard ^a   Young, Edward ^a   Archer, Carolyn ^a   Dal Cin, Arianna ^a   Gupta, Alok ^a   Raina, Parminder ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HEPARIN; HIRUDOID; NICOTINIC ACID;

AEROSOL; BURN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; EMBASE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LUNG BURN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SCALD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BURNS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPARIN; HUMANS; PAIN; RESEARCH DESIGN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 36049022137     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181599b9b     Document Type: Conference Paper

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