Electrical injuries: A 20-year review

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 479-484

  Arnoldo, Brett D ^a,b   Purdue, Gary F ^a   Kowalske, Karen ^b   Helm, Phala A ^b   Burris, Agnes ^a   Hunt, John L ^a  

^a PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMPUTATION; BRAIN INJURY; CATARACT; ELECTRIC ACCIDENT; ELECTRIC INJURY; FASCIOTOMY; FRACTURE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE NECROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURN UNITS; CHILD; ELECTRIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TEXAS;

EID: 8544220413     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000144536.22284.5C     Document Type: Review

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