A practical guide to wound healing

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Janis, Jeffrey E ^a,b   Kwon, Robert K ^a,c   Lalonde, Donald H ^a,c  

^a University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77953242537     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181d9a0d1     Document Type: Article

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