Thermal injuries in autogenous tissue breast reconstruction

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 599-602

  Nahabedian, Maurice Y ^a   McGibbon, Bernard M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; SKIN GRAFT; SUNLIGHT; THERMAL INJURY; THERMOREGULATION; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0032404153     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1998.0209     Document Type: Article

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