Suction device for epidermal grafting in vitiligo: Employing a syringe and a manometer to provide an adequate negative pressure

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 702-704

  Kim, Han Uk ^a,b   Yun, Seok Kweon ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Dr Kim's Skin Clinic   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCTION; SYRINGE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

EID: 0033912320     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2000.00018.x     Document Type: Article

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