Burns
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 359-363 , 1 June 2001

Perfusion of burn wounds assessed by Laser Doppler Imaging is related to burn depth and healing time

  • F.W.H. Kloppenberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Martini Hospital, PO Box 30033, 9700 Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-505-245810; fax: +31-505-245822
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  • G.I.J.M. Beerthuizen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Martini Hospital, PO Box 30033, 9700 Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • H.J. ten Duis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands

,Accepted 26 June 2000.

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Burns
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 359-363 , 1 June 2001

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