Hyaluronic acid impedes reepithelialization of skin graft donor sites

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 302-304

  Bettinger, David A ^a   Mast, Bruce ^a   Gore, Dennis ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPITHELIZATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN GRAFT; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0029819941     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199607000-00004     Document Type: Article

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