The demographics of modern burn care: Should most burns be cared for by non-burn surgeons?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-96

  Vercruysse, Gary A ^a   Ingram, Walter L ^a   Feliciano, David V ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burns; Training; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; SURGEON;

ADULT; BURN UNITS; BURNS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78650308184     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.12.023     Document Type: Article

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