Systematic Reviews in Burns Care: Poor Quality and Getting Worse

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2017, Pages e552-e567

  Campbell, Jared M ^a   Kavanagh, Sheila ^b   Kurmis, Rochelle ^b   Munn, Zachary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURN; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AUSTRALIA; BURN UNIT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; INJURY SCALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; STANDARDS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

AUSTRALIA; BURN UNITS; BURNS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85016201566     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000409     Document Type: Review

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