A 12-year comparison of common therapeutic interventions in the burn unit

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 281-287

  Whitehead, Christopher ^a   Serghiou, Michael ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; BURN UNIT; CANADA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS TRAINING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOBILIZATION; MOTION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SPLINTING; UNITED STATES;

BURN UNITS; BURNS; CANADA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SPLINTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62549131124     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318198a2a7     Document Type: Article

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