The true cost of burn

Burns

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 967-974

  Ahn, Chris S ^a   Maitz, Peter K M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute; Burn; Burns; Cost; Cost analysis; Finance; Prevention; Resource

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN DRESSING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMAGING; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUTRITION; PATIENT CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BANDAGES; BURNS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84866005890     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2012.05.016     Document Type: Article

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