Perioperative use of anti-tumor necrosis factor-alfa agents

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 154-155

  Reinstadler, Amy ^a   Mau, Nicole ^b   Bhutani, Tina ^b   Talkin, Brenna ^b   Yamauchi, Paul ^c,d   Chiu, Melvin ^c   Peng, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Skin Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ETANERCEPT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; WOUND HEALING;

HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSORIASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 71649105480     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.04.039     Document Type: Article

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