Cologne burn centre experience with assault burn injuries

Burns

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1152-1157

  Theodorou, P ^a   Spanholtz, T A ^a   Amini, P ^a   Maurer, C A ^b   Phan, T Q V ^a   Perbix, W ^a   Lefering, R ^a   Spilker, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b Hospital of Liestal   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Assault burn injury; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT BURN; BURN; BURN PATIENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; THERMAL INJURY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350572926     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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