Epidemiology of burn injuries II: Psychiatric and behavioural perspectives

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 512-521

  McKibben, Jodi B A ^a   Ekselius, Lisa ^b   Girasek, Deborah C ^c   Gould, Neda F ^d   Holzer III, Charles ^e   Rosenberg, Marta ^e   Dissanaike, Sharmila ^f   Gielen, Andrea C ^g  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^f TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ASSAULT; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; BURN; CHILD ABUSE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 70450186985     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540260903343794     Document Type: Review

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