Thin Split-Thickness Skin Grafts for Vitiligo

Surgical Management of Vitiligo

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 108-114

  Khunger, Niti ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Graft harvesting; Skin grafting; Thin split thickness skin grafts; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049128784     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470987568.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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