Can a tissue-engineered skin graft improve healing of lower extremity foot wounds after revascularization?

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 44-49

  Chang, David W ^a   Sanchez, Luis A ^a   Veith, Frank J ^a   Wain, Reese A ^a   Okhi, Takao ^a   Suggs, William D ^a  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL SKIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; ULCER HEALING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033956658     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100169910008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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