Rehabilitation of burn patients: An underestimated socio-economic burden

Burns

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 262-268

  Mirastschijski, Ursula ^a   Sander, Jan Thorben ^b   Weyand, Birgit ^b   Rennekampff, Hans Oliver ^b  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burns; Health care costs; Rehabilitation; Sequelae

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN PATIENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MULTICENTER STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; THERMAL INJURY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

AMBULATORY CARE; BURN UNITS; BURNS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84873718752     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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