Elastic fibers in scar tissue

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-42

  Roten, Sonja Vollenweider ^a   Bhat, Shailesh ^a   Bhawan, Jag ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELASTIC FIBER; ELASTICITY; EXCISION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN SCAR; STAINING; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACK; CHEEK; CHILD; CICATRIX; ELASTIC TISSUE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030025476     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1996.tb00775.x     Document Type: Article

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