Epidemiology and risk factors for pathologic scarring after burn wounds

Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-102

  Gangemi, Ezio Nicola ^a,b   Gregori, Dario ^a   Berchialla, Paola ^a   Zingarelli, Enrico ^a   Cairo, Monica ^a   Bollero, Daniele ^a   Ganem, Jamal ^a   Capocelli, Roberta ^a   Cuccuru, Franca ^a   Cassano, Pompeo ^a   Risso, Daniela ^a   Stella, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Traumatological Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SCAR; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNS; CICATRIX; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 41649116662     PISSN: 15212491     EISSN: 15383660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfaci.10.2.93     Document Type: Article

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