The late appearance of scars after burns in childhood

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 319-325

  Zeitlin, Rainer ^a   Järnberg, Jukka ^a   Somppi, Eero ^a   Sundell, Börje ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Eiran sairaala   (Finland)

Author keywords

Burns of childhood; Late scar appearance; Treatment methods

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DEXTRANOMER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INFANT; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NECK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALD; SCAR FORMATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRUNK;

EID: 0030806617     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02844319709008978     Document Type: Article

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