The Euro Skin Bank: Development and application of glycerol-preserved allografts

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 1 II SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Mackie, David P ^a  

^a Dutch Burns Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BURN; EUROPE; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HISTORY; HUMAN; SKIN ALLOGRAFT; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0030987989     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199701001-00004     Document Type: Article

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