How to assess postsurgical scars: A review of outcome measures

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 25, 2009, Pages 2055-2063

  Vercelli, Stefano ^a   Ferriero, Giorgio ^a   Sartorio, Francesco ^a   Stissi, Valeria ^b   Franchignoni, Franco ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Private Practise   (Italy)

Author keywords

Outcome measures; Scars

Indexed keywords

COLOR; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MANCHESTER SCAR SCALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT AND OBSERVER SCAR ASSESSMENT SCALE; PLIABILITY; POSTSURGICAL SCAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SCAR; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN SURFACE; STONY BROOK SCAR EVALUATION SCALE; THICKNESS; VANCOUVER SCAR SCALE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 70449408311     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638280902874196a     Document Type: Review

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