Use of an external skin-stretching device for wound closure in dogs and cats

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 350-354

  Pavletic, Michael M ^a,b  

^a Angell Memorial Animal Hospital   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; DOG; ELASTICITY; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; IMPLANT; INJURY; SKIN;

ANIMALS; CATS; DOGS; ELASTICITY; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE EXPANDERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034242804     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.217.350     Document Type: Article

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