Comparison of the characteristics and features of pressure garments used in the management of burn scars

Burns

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 329-335

  Williams, F ^a   Knapp, D ^a   Wallen, M ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burns; Hypertrophic scarring; Pressure garments

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN SCAR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOTHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAVITY SUITS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032102570     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(98)00026-6     Document Type: Article

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