Incidence and predictive factors for dysphagia after thermal burn injury: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 608-616

  Rumbach, Anna F ^a   Ward, Elizabeth C ^a,b   Cornwell, Petrea L ^c,d,e   Bassett, Lynell V ^f   Khan, Asad ^a   Muller, Michael J ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c NORTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN UNIT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BURNS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81155149864     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318231c126     Document Type: Article

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