Treatment of keloids by surgical excision and immediate postoperative single-fraction radiotherapy

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1853-1859

  Ragoowansi, Raj ^a   Cornes, Paul G S ^a   Moss, Anthony L ^a   Glees, John P ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EAR LOBE; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KELOID; LIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALVAGE THERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; CHILD; RADIATION DOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KELOID; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0038753889     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000056869.31142.DE     Document Type: Article

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