Hypertrophic scars, keloids, and contractures: The cellular and molecular basis for therapy

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 701-730

  Tredget, E E ^a   Nedelec, B ^a   Scott, P G ^a   Ghahary, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR;

BURN CONTRACTURE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; KELOID; LASER SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCALD; TISSUE REGENERATION; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030945564     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6109(05)70576-4     Document Type: Article

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