Adherence to burn center referral criteria: Are patients appropriately being referred?

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-30

  Carter, Jeffrey E ^a   Neff, Lucas P ^a   Holmes, James H ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75649088841     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181cb8efb     Document Type: Article

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