Equine wound management: Are there significant differences in healing at different sites on the body?

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 273-290

  Knottenbelt, Derek C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cheloid; Chronic wound; Equine; Granulation tissue; Hypertrophic scar; Indolent wound; Sarcoid; Scarring; Skin grafting; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 0031502862     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.1997.tb00273.x     Document Type: Article

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