Tapping into the influence of keratinocyte allografts and biocenosis on healing of chronic leg ulcers: Split-ulcer controlled pilot study

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 431-435

  Paquet, Philippe ^a   Quatresooz, Pascale ^a   Braham, Catherine ^a   Piérard, Gérald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PETROLATUM;

ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; GRANULOCYTE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KERATINOCYTE; LEG ULCER; MACROPHAGE; OPEN STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING; WOUND CARE;

EID: 16844376857     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042728-200504000-00009     Document Type: Article

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