Burns in older people. Epidemiology, surgical management and outcome in a university hospital referral burn unit, 1994-2004

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-48

  Gaucher, S ^a,b,c   Grabar, S ^a,c   Fragny, D ^b   Lecam, B ^b   Stephanazzi J ^b   Wassermann, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b Institut Cochin   (France)

^c HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Burn; Conservative treatment; Older people; Prevention; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN EXCISION; BURN UNIT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84856713635     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: 18787657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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