Citation

Edlich RF, Glasheen W, Attinger EO, Anne A, Haynes B, Hiebert JT. Surg. Gynecol. Obstet. 1982; 154(4): 505-509.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1982, Martin Memorial Foundation)

DOI

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PMID

7064081

Abstract

The incidence of serious burn injuries has been determined for the Commonwealth of Virginia during a 21 month period. The data set included all patients with burn injuries who entered the hospital and were considered to be in serious enough condition to require treatment in a hospital. The risk for burn injury was calculated by age, race and sex. Examination of the date revealed large differences in the magnitude of age-specific incidence rates between men and women and the white and nonwhite population. Differences in the economic status of the population may explain a large proportion of the variation in the crude burn rates.

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