Wound healing problems in smokers and nonsmokers after 132 abdominoplasties: Discussion

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2088-2089

  Rohrich, Rod J ^a   Coberly, Dana M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINOPLASTY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NOTE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0038415754     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000058215.61697.6C     Document Type: Note

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