The effect of burn center and burn center volume on the mortality of burned adults-an analysis of the data in the national burn repository

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 776-782

  Light, Timothy D ^a,c   Latenser, Barbara A ^a   Kealey, G Patrick ^a   Wibbenmeyer, Lucy A ^a   Rosenthal, Gary E ^b   Sarrazin, Mary Vaughan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349658524     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181b47ed2     Document Type: Article

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