Burn injuries in eastern Zambia: Impact of multidisciplinary teaching teams

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-38

  Edwards, Dianna ^a   Heard, Jason ^b   Latenser, Barbara A ^c   Quinn, Keely Y ^d   Van Bruggen, Jaap ^b,e   Jovic, Goran ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b E11 SSH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^d Children's Burn Foundation   (United States)

^e St Francis Hospital Katete   (Zambia)

^f UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN INFECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; SCALD; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURNS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; ZAMBIA;

EID: 79151486679     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318204b36a     Document Type: Article

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