Application of tissue adhesives: Rapid attainment of proficiency

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1012-1017

  Hollander, Judd E ^a   Singer, Adam J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmetic appearance; Educations; Infection; Lacerations; Learning; Octylcyanoacrylate; Staples; Sutures; Tissue adhesives; Wounds

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE DERIVATIVE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACERATION; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAFF TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD;

EID: 0031685574     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1998.tb02782.x     Document Type: Article

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