Pruritus in adult burn survivors: Postburn prevalence and risk factors associated with increased intensity

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 94-101

  Carrougher, Gretchen J ^a   Martinez, Erin M ^b   McMullen, Kara S ^b   Fauerbach, James A ^c   Holavanahalli, Radha K ^d   Herndon, David N ^e   Wiechman, Shelley A ^f   Engrav, Loren H ^a   Gibran, Nicole S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; SKIN GRAFT; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PRURITUS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84873093594     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182644c25     Document Type: Article

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