The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 201, Issue 1 , Pages 91-96 , January 2011

The demographics of modern burn care: should most burns be cared for by non-burn surgeons?

Presented at the 38th Annual Western Trauma Association Meeting at Squaw Creek, California, February 27, 2008.

Received 22 September 2009 ,Revised 1 December 2009

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PII: S0002-9610(10)00177-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.12.023

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 201, Issue 1 , Pages 91-96 , January 2011

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