Inhalation injury in children: A 10 year experience at shriners hospitals for children

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 206-208

  Palmieri, Tina L ^a,b,i   Warner, Petra ^c,d   Mlcak, Ronald P ^e,f   Sheridan, Robert ^g,h   Kagan, Richard J ^c,d   Herndon, David N ^e,f   Tompkins, Ronald ^g,h   Greenhalgh, David G ^a,b  

^a Shriners Hospitals for Children   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^g SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^h MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY SURFACE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG BURN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 59449107287     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181923ea4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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