Fire hazards and CO2 laser resurfacing

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 185-188

  Wald, David ^a   Michelow, Bryan J ^a   Guyuron, Bahman ^a,b   Gibb, Amy A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; COMBUSTION; FLAMMABILITY; LASER SURGERY; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; FIRE; PLASTIC SURGERY; SWINE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FIRES; LASER SURGERY; OXYGEN; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SWINE;

EID: 0031594256     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199801000-00033     Document Type: Article

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