Long-term appearance of lacerations repaired using a tissue adhesive

Pediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-195

  Simon, Harold K ^a,d   McLario, David J ^a   Bruns, Thomas B ^a,b   Zempsky, William T ^a   Wood, Robert J ^c   Sullivan, Kevin M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

^d Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston   (United States)

Author keywords

cosmetics; cyanoacrylates; Histoacryl Blue; lacerations; long term; tissue adhesive

Indexed keywords

ENBUCRILATE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SURGERY; SUTURE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENBUCRILATE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SUTURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030994689     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.99.2.193     Document Type: Article

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