Evolving practice of the Helsinki Skin Bank

International Wound Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 277-281

  Lindford, Andrew J ^a   Frey, Ira ^a   Vuola, Jyrki ^a   Koljonen, Virve ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allograft skin; Bacterial culture; Glycerol preservation; Microbiological safety; Skin bank

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HARVEST; HELSINKI SKIN BANK; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SKIN;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; BURNS; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; FINLAND; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY; SKIN; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE BANKS; TISSUE DONORS; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 77954703398     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2010.00684.x     Document Type: Review

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