Predicting prognosis in thermal burns with associated inhalational injury: A systematic review of prognostic factors in adult burn victims

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 529-539

  Colohan, Shannon M ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURN; BURN PATIENT; DEATH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG BURN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE VALIDITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BURNS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKE INHALATION INJURY;

EID: 77954954190     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181e4d680     Document Type: Review

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