Biobrane: A versatile tool in the armamentarium of the reconstructive and burns surgeon

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Whitaker, Iain S ^a,c   Mallinson, Paul ^b   Drew, Peter J ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOBRANE; BIOMATERIAL;

BURN; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LETTER; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND DRESSING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL SKIN; INJURY; OCCLUSIVE DRESSING; SKIN DISEASE; WOUND HEALING;

BURNS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; HUMANS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN, ARTIFICIAL; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 40549090977     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000300220.93019.28     Document Type: Letter

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