Tangential excision of burn wounds

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1056-1060

  Cho, Mark ^a   Panthak, Zubin Jal ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Burns; Skin graft; Tangential excision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY TEMPERATURE; BURN; CAUTERIZATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; FACE BURN; HAND BURN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; CLASSIFICATION; CONTRACTURE; DEBRIDEMENT; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TIME;

BURNS; CONTRACTURE; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 55449100236     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318175f4f9     Document Type: Article

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