Laceration repair in children

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 600-602

  Lawton, Benjamin ^a,b   Hadj, Andrew ^c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Logan Hospital   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lacerations; Pediatrics; Wound closure techniques

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CICATRIX; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LACERATIONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

CHILD; CICATRIX; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84906965111     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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