Revised estimates of mortality from the Birmingham burn centre, 2001-2010: A continuing analysis over 65 years

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 259, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 979-984

  Jackson, Philippa C ^a   Hardwicke, Joseph ^a,b   Bamford, Amy ^a   Nightingale, Peter ^a   Wilson, Yvonne ^a,b   Papini, Remo ^a,b   Moiemen, Naiem ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

burn injury; LA50; mortality; probit analysis; survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899488045     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31829160ca     Document Type: Article

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