Epidemiology and impact of scarring after burn injury: A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 136-146

  Lawrence, John W ^a   Mason, Shawn T ^b,c   Schomer, Katherine ^d   Klein, Matthew B ^e  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; BURN; BURN SCAR; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALING; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCAR FORMATION; SELF ESTEEM; SEX ROLE; SKIN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY IMAGE; BURNS; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84855791931     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182374452     Document Type: Review

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