Standard guidelines of care: Keloids and hypertrophic scars

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-100

  Gupta, Somesh ^a   Sharma, V K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

cryosurgery; Hypertrophic scars; keloids; steroids

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; SILICON; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COUNSELING; CRYOTHERAPY; DERMATOLOGY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; INJECTION SITE PAIN; KELOID; LASER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OPERATING ROOM; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; CRYOSURGERY; ESTHETICS; FLUOROURACIL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; KELOID; LASER THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952840677     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.74968     Document Type: Article

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