Comparison of traditional burn wound mapping with a computerized program

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Williams, James F ^a   King, Booker T ^a   Aden, James K ^a   Serio Melvin, Maria ^a   Chung, Kevin K ^a   Fenrich, Craig A ^a   Salinas, José ^a   Renz, Evan M ^a   Wolf, Steven E ^a   Blackbourne, Lorne H ^a   Cancio, Leopoldo C ^a  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AUTOMATION; BURN; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; REPRODUCIBILITY; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY SURFACE AREA; BURNS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MANIKINS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84873859726     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182676e07     Document Type: Article

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