Effects of recombinant human growth hormone on the development of burn scarring

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 726-729

  Barret, Juan P ^a,b   Dziewulski, Peter ^a   Jeschke, Marc G ^a   Wolf, Steven E ^a   Herndon, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BURN SCAR; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY SCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032839737     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199909010-00017     Document Type: Article

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