Pressure ulcers and risk assessment in severe burns

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 619-623

  Lewis, Giavonni M ^a   Pham, Tam N ^a   Robinson, Ellen ^a   Otto, Andrew ^a   Honari, Shari ^a   Heimbach, David M ^a   Klein, Matthew B ^a   Gibran, Nicole S ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THERMAL INJURY;

ADULT; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRESSURE ULCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866381704     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31825d5538     Document Type: Article

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