Development and validation of a model for prediction of mortality in patients with acute burn injury

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-117

  Blot, S ^a   Brusselaers, N ^a   Monstrey, S ^a   Vandewoude, K ^a   De Waele, J J ^a   Colpaert, K ^a   Decruyenaere, J ^a   Malbrain, M ^b   Lafaire, C ^b   Fauville, J P ^c   Jennes, S ^d   Casaer, M P ^e   Muller, J ^e   Jacquemin, D ^f   De Bacquer, D ^g   Hoste, E ^g  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b ZiekenhuisNetwerk Antwerpen   (Belgium)

^c Institut de Médecine de Traumatologie et de Réadaptation   (Belgium)

^d QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BELGIUM; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ROC CURVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149479447     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6329     Document Type: Article

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