Trends in hospitalisations associated with paediatric burns

Injury Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 166-170

  Bowman, Stephen M ^a   Aitken, Mary E ^b   Maham, Sabrina A ^b   Sharar, Sam R ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BENCHMARKING; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958268829     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2009.023655     Document Type: Article

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