Current consensus and controversies in major burns management

Trauma

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 239-251

  Judkins, Keith ^a  

^a MID YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

burns; inhalation injury; nutrition and metabolism; organization of care; resuscitation; wound treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998075568     PISSN: 14604086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146040860000200401     Document Type: Article

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