A 1 year study of burn injuries in a British Emergency Department

Burns

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 516-520

  Chipp, Elizabeth ^a   Walton, Jules ^a   Gorman, David F ^a   Moiemen, Naiem S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burns; Education; Epidemiology; First aid; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FIRST AID; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 41949087930     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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