Laceration management

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 356-367

  Hollander, J E ^a   Singer, A J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; LACERATION; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; STAPLER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032849665     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70131-9     Document Type: Article

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