A population-based questionnaire study on the prevalence and epidemiology of burn patients in Denizli, Turkey

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 446-450

  Kara, Inci Gökalan ^a   Gök, Soner ^a   Horsanli, Ozan ^a   Zencir, Mehmet ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BURN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CENTER; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WOUND CARE;

ADULT; BURN UNITS; BURNS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 43449139986     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181710807     Document Type: Article

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