Self harm is an independent predictor of mortality in trauma and burns patients admitted to ICU

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1562-1565

  Varley, James ^a   Pilcher, David ^b   Butt, Warwick ^b   Cameron, Peter ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burns; Intensive care; Suicide; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BLUNT TRAUMA; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 84864277436     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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