A clinimetric overview of scar assessment scales

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Van Der Wal, M B A ^a,b,c   Verhaegen, P D H M ^a,b,d   Middelkoop, E ^a,c   Van Zuijlen, P P M ^a,b,c,d  

^a ASSOCIATION OF DUTCH BURN CENTRES   (Netherlands)

^b RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN SCAR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; RELIABILITY; SCAR ASSESSMENT SCALE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BURNS; CICATRIX; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84859211851     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318239f5dd     Document Type: Article

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