Biologic and synthetic skin substitutes: An overview

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Halim, Ahmad Sukari ^a   Khoo, Teng Lye ^a   Mohd Yussof, Shah Jumaat ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

biological dressing; burn; Skin substitute

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957796806     PISSN: 09700358     EISSN: 1998376X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.70712     Document Type: Review

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