Positive change after severe burn injuries

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 638-643

  Rosenbach, Charlotte ^a   Renneberg, Babette ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; INJURY SCALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 56149083769     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31817de275     Document Type: Article

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