Nonsurgical scar management of the face: Does early versus late intervention affect outcome?

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 569-575

  Parry, Ingrid ^a   Sen, Soman ^a   Palmieri, Tina ^a   Greenhalgh, David ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FACE INJURY; FACIAL EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR FORMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; COHORT STUDIES; ESTHETICS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MASSAGE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILICONE GELS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885314846     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318278906d     Document Type: Article

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