Epidemiology of burns in Taiwan: A nationwide report including inpatients and outpatients

Burns

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1397-1405

  Chen, Shih Han ^a   Chen, Yi Chun ^b   Chen, Tzeng Ji ^a,c   Ma, Hsu ^a,c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Burn; Epidemiology; Inpatient; Outpatient

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN PATIENT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-9; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; BURNS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DERMATOLOGY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DERMATOLOGY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURGERY, PLASTIC; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908131446     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2014.01.014     Document Type: Article

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