Dielectric measurement in experimental burns: A new tool for burn depth determination?

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 899-901

  Soo, Chia ^a   Garner, Warren L ^a,b  

^a University of Southern California ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURN; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; FLUORESCENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STRATUM CORNEUM; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ULTRASOUND; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33748324505     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000192371.60774.fc     Document Type: Note

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