Effect of radiation on skin expansion and skin flap viability in pigs

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 624-629

  Dvali, Linda T ^a   Dagum, Alex B ^a   Pang, Cho Y ^a   Kerluke, Leslie D ^a   Catton, Pamela ^a   Pennock, Paul ^a   Mahoney, James L ^a,b  

^a St Michael's Hospital ^*

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN FLAP; SWINE; TISSUE EXPANSION;

EID: 0033857043     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200009010-00015     Document Type: Article

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