Effects of silicone gel on burn scars

Burns

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-74

  Momeni, Mahnoush ^a   Hafezi, Farhad ^b   Rahbar, Hossein ^c   Karimi, Hamid ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Burn; Hypertrophic scar; Silicone gel

Indexed keywords

CICA CARE; HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE; PLACEBO; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SILICONE GEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN SCAR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SILICONE GELS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149109571     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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