Splinter removal

American Family Physician

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2557-2562

  Chan, Christina ^a,b   Salam, Gohar A ^a,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals   (United States)

^c Department of Family Practice ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; METAL; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; FORCEPS; FOREIGN BODY; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; NAIL BED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLANT SPINE; RADIOGRAPHY; SEA URCHIN; SKIN INCISION; SKIN INDURATION; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SOFT TISSUE; SPLINTER; WOOD;

FOREIGN BODIES; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HUMANS; NAILS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037788262     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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