Scar less: a review of methods of scar reduction at sites of peripheral nerve repair

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-366

  Ngeow, Wei Cheong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INJURY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCAR; WOUND HEALING;

CICATRIX; HUMANS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77249109884     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.06.030     Document Type: Review

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