Epidemiology and outcome analysis of scalds in children caused by "guo lian kang": An 11-year review in a burn center in China

Burns

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 289-296

  Zhu, Liqiang ^a,b   Zhang, Hong ^c   Shi, Fusheng ^b   Yi, Dong ^a   Zhu, Guangjun ^d  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b 322 Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army   (China)

^c CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^d Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Epidemiological characteristics; Guo lian kang; Northern shanxi; Pediatric burn

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHINA; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEAD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NECK; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURN UNIT; BURNS; COOKING; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SELF CARE; SEX RATIO; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; COOKING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; SELF CARE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES;

EID: 84922993357     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2014.07.013     Document Type: Article

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