Prevalence of hypertrophic scar formation and its characteristics among the Chinese population

Burns

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 610-616

  Li Tsang, Cecilia W P ^a   Lau, Joy C M ^a   Chan, Chetwyn C H ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Hypertrophic scar; Objective measurement; Scar prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PLIABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; SCAR FORMATION; SCREENING TEST; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPECTROCOLORIMETER; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 21344445063     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2005.01.022     Document Type: Article

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