A prospective comparison of octylcyanoacrylate tissue adhesive and suture for the closure of head and neck incisions

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-30

  Maw, Jennifer L ^a,b   Quinn, James V ^a   Wells, George A ^a   Ducic, Yadranko ^a   Odell, Paul F ^a   Lamothe, Andre ^a   Brownrigg, Peter J ^a   Sutcliffe, Terri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Head and neck; Incision closures; Octylcyanoacrylate tissue adhesives

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INJURY; SUTURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030968335     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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