Artificial Skin in the Treatment of a Large Congenital Nevus

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 325-328

  Thomas, William O ^a,b   Rayburn, Seth ^a   LeBlanc, Richard T ^a   Powell, Randall W ^a   Luterman, Arnold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SKIN; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEVUS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN TUMOR;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; NEVUS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0035292808     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200194030-00009     Document Type: Article

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