Burns
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 692-695 , September 2005

Long term functional outcomes and quality of life following severe burn injury

  • Martha Druery

      Affiliations

    • The Burns Unit, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
    • South Auckland Burn Service, Middlemore Hospital, P.O. Box 93311, Auckland, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Royal Childrens Hospital, Herston Road, Herston, Qld 4006, Australia.
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  • Tim La H. Brown

      Affiliations

    • South Auckland Burn Service, Middlemore Hospital, P.O. Box 93311, Auckland, New Zealand
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  • Michael Muller

      Affiliations

    • South Auckland Burn Service, Middlemore Hospital, P.O. Box 93311, Auckland, New Zealand

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PII: S0305-4179(05)00092-6

doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2005.03.001

Burns
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 692-695 , September 2005

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