Scars and keloids

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7452, 2004, Pages 1329-1330

  Mustoe, Thomas A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE GEL;

EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; INJURY; KELOID; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG FIBROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SCLERODERMA; SUTURE; WOUND; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 2942560577     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7452.1329     Document Type: Editorial

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