Summer camps for children with burn injuries: A literature review

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 740-749

  Maslow, Gary R ^a,b   Lobato, Debra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BURN; COMMUNITY CARE; COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION; PSYCINFO; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RECREATION; REHABILITATION CARE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL WORKER; STAFF; VOLUNTEER;

BURNS; CAMPING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77957589258     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181eebec4     Document Type: Article

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