Relationship between age of ear piercing and keloid formation

Pediatrics

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1312-1314

  Lane, Joshua E ^a   Waller, Jennifer L ^a   Davis, Loretta S ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Ear piercings; Keloids

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY PIERCING; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EAR LOBE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KELOID; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN INJURY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD; EXTERNAL EAR; INFANT; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY PIERCING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KELOID; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 25144513057     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-1085     Document Type: Article

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