Efficacy of cultured epithelial autografts in pediatric burns and reconstructive surgery

Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 654-661

  Gobet, Rita ^a,b   Raghunath, Michael ^a,b   Altermatt, Stefan ^a,b   Meuli Simmen, Claudia ^a,b   Benathan, Messod ^a,b   Dietl, Andreas ^a,b   Meuli, Martin ^a,b  

^a University Children's Hospital ^*

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN AUTOGRAFT; SKIN CULTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030987815     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(97)90054-4     Document Type: Article

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