Medicolegal evaluation of aesthetic impairment: Particularities of post-burn scars

Burns

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 642-649

  Franchitto, Nicolas ^a   Telmon, Norbert ^a   Grolleau, Jean Louis ^a   Gavarri, Laurent ^b   Laguerre, Jacky ^a   Rougé, Daniel ^a  

^a TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Faculty of Law   (France)

Author keywords

Aesthetic damage; Burn scar; Financial compensation; Medicolegal report

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURN SCAR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPENSATION; DEFORMITY; ESTHETICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; PIGMENT DISORDER; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN ULCER; SOCIAL STATUS;

BURNS; CICATRIX; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; ESTHETICS; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349177833     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2008.09.003     Document Type: Review

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