Management of Postburn Recalcitrant Knee Ulcers in Pediatric Patients

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 129-133

  Dhanraj, Prema ^a,b   Asuku, Malachy ^a,b   Oh, Seunghee ^a   McCauley, Robert L ^a,b  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BURN; BURN SCAR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; LIMB; MALE; REVIEW; SKIN ULCER; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; THERAPY RESISTANCE; ULCER HEALING;

BURNS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; LEG ULCER; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 1642485667     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000105049.82418.25     Document Type: Review

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