Management of massive calvarial exposure in young children

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-32

  Sheridan, Robert L ^a   Choucair, R J ^a   Donelan, M B ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BURN; CALVARIA; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN AUTOGRAFT;

BURNS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKULL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031936097     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199801000-00008     Document Type: Article

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