Static-electric field induction by a silicone cushion for the treatment of hypertrophic and keloid scars

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1173-1183

  Hirshowitz, Bernard ^a,b   Lindenbaum, Ella ^a   Har Shai, Yaron ^a   Feitelberg, Lev ^a   Tendler, Mark ^a   Katz, Deganit ^a  

^a CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; SILICONE OIL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ELECTRIC FIELD; GEL; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; HYPOTHESIS; KELOID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031925193     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199804010-00001     Document Type: Article

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