The epidemiology of patients with burn injuries admitted to Norwegian hospitals in 2007

Burns

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1142-1146

  Onarheim, Henning ^a,b   Jensen, Svein Arthur ^a   Rosenberg, Bjørn Erik ^a   Guttormsen, Anne Berit ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Burns; Costs; Epidemiology; Hospital; Norway

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350575278     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.06.191     Document Type: Article

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