The impact of thermal injury

J Burn Care Rehabil. 1987 Jul-Aug;8(4):260-2. doi: 10.1097/00004630-198707000-00004.

Abstract

From data collected by the Regional Burn Treatment Center at UCSD in San Diego and Imperial Counties in California, the incidence and economic cost of thermal injuries are extrapolated to the entire United States in order to estimate the impact of thermal injury on the public health.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Burns* / economics
  • Burns* / epidemiology
  • California
  • Emergency Medical Services / economics*
  • Humans
  • United States