Burn care in relation to burn epidemiology in Italy

Burns

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 835-841

  Lancerotto, L ^a   Sferrazza, R ^a   Amabile, A ^a   Azzena, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Burn; Burn centre; Epidemiology; Europe; Health care; Italy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CHEMICAL BURN; CHILD; ELECTROCUTION; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TOTAL BODY SURFACE AREA;

EID: 79960399945     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2010.12.014     Document Type: Article

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