Vacuum-assisted closure for surgical wounds in sarcoma

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 545-546

  Delman, Keith A ^a   Johnstone, Peter A S ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOMA; SKIN GRAFT; SOFT TISSUE CANCER; SURGICAL WOUND; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND COMPLICATION;

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 36549014100     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20854     Document Type: Editorial

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