Association of training level and short-term cosmetic appearance of repaired lacerations

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 378-383

  Singer, A J ^a   Hollander, J E ^a   Valentine, S M ^a   Thode Jr , H C ^a   Henry, M C ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cosmetic appearance; education; emergency medicine; laceration; surgery; suture; training; wound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; ESTHETICS; FACE INJURY; FACE SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0029953982     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1996.tb03454.x     Document Type: Article

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