Hot air sauna burns-review of their etiology and treatment

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 705-710

  Koljonen, Virve ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Toolo Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXCISION; FATALITY; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HOT AIR SAUNA BURN; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDLINE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SCALD; SKIN DEFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; AIR; HEAT; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW; SAUNA; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

AIR; BURNS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; STEAM BATH; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 69249216701     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181abfa9f     Document Type: Article

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