Itching following burns: Epidemiology and predictors

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-100

  Van Loey, N E E ^a   Bremer, M ^b   Faber, A W ^b   Middelkoop, E ^a   Nieuwenhuis, M K ^a,b  

^a ASSOCIATION OF DUTCH BURN CENTRES   (Netherlands)

^b MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burns; Itching; Post traumatic stress disorder; Pruritus; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RISK FACTOR; SCAR; SELF REPORT; SKIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; BURNS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PRURITUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 36849016424     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08278.x     Document Type: Article

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