Assault and substance abuse characterize burn injuries in homeless patients

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 461-467

  Kramer, C Bradley ^a   Gibran, Nicole S ^a   Heimbach, David M ^a   Rivara, Frederick P ^b   Klein, Matthew B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BURN; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; RECIDIVISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; BURNS; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE; WASHINGTON;

EID: 43449096630     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31817112b0     Document Type: Article

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