Chinese cupping: A simple method to obtain epithelial grafts for the management of resistant localized vitiligo

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1186-1193

  Awad, Sherif Shoukry ^a,b  

^a Minia University ^*  (Egypt)

^b Minia University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN EPITHELIUM; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; VITILIGO; EPIDERMIS CELL; ERGONOMICS; NOTE; SKIN GRAFT; SUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 51349087707     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34257.x     Document Type: Article

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