Treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars;Behandeling van keloïden en hypertrofische littekens

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Dermatologie en Venereologie

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 424-430

  Van Geer, Simone Der ^a   Krekels, Gertraud ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hypertrofic scars; Keloids; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; SILICONE GEL;

DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; KELOID; PATHOGENESIS; PREVENTION; REVIEW;

EID: 28844479424     PISSN: 09258604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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