Cost-effectiveness of a topically applied pre-operative tissue expansion device for radial forearm free flaps: A cohort study

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 345-351

  Bonaparte, J P ^a   Corsten, M ^a   Allen, M ^b  

^a Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DONOR SITE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL FOREARM FLAP; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN EXPANSION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; TISSUE EXPANSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREARM; FOREARM INJURIES; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE EXPANSION; TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84860390359     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2011.02354.x     Document Type: Article

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