Colorimetric evaluation of facial skin and free flap donor sites in various ethnic populations

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 249-254

  Ngo, Kenny ^a   Goldstein, David ^a   Neligan, Peter ^a   Gilbert, Ralph ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colour; Ethnic populations; Free tissue transfer; Head and neck

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN COLOR; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 33748578390     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2005.3076     Document Type: Article

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