Painless steroid injections for hypertrophic scars and keloids [3]

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 534-

  Azad, S ^a   Sacks, L ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; EMLA; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; STEROID; TETRACAINE;

CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; INJECTION PAIN; KELOID; LETTER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036383795     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2002.3913     Document Type: Letter

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