The epidemiology of burns in a medical center in the Caribbean

Burns

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1142-1148

  Frans, F A ^a   Keli, S O ^b   Maduro, A E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Sint Elisabeth's Hospital   (Netherlands Antilles)

Author keywords

Age; Burns; Cause; Epidemiology; Incidence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIRE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; SCALD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY SURFACE AREA; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54449094141     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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