Psychosocial and personal predisposing factors of frostbite injury and associated amputation: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Samuel Kwaku Essien (Author), Batholomew Chireh (Author), Chantee Steinberg (Author), Phinehas Omondi (Author), Audrey Zucker-Levin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective To date, systematic reviews of frostbite injuries predominantly focus on the treatment of frostbite, which narrows the scope of prevention and disregards the impact of frostbite-related predisposing factors. Comprehensively synthesizing relevant evidence to understand the psychoso...