CO2 laser debridement of sulphur mustard (bis-2-chloroethyl sulphide) induced cutaneous lesions accelerates production of a normal epidermis with elimination of cytological atypia

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 590-594

  Smith, K J ^b   Skelton, H G ^c   Martin, J L ^a   Hurst, C G ^a   Hackley Jr , B E ^a  

^a US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (United States)

^b LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

^c Department of Dermatology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSTARD GAS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN DISEASE; SWINE; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDERMIS; LASER SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPIDERMIS; KERATINOCYTES; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MUSTARD GAS; SKIN DISEASES; SWINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030612998     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb03792.x     Document Type: Article

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