Burns
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 471-475 , August 2004

Update on the use of collagen/glycosaminoglycate skin substitute—six years of experiences with artificial skin in 15 German burn centers

,Accepted 1 June 2004.

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☆ A. Heitland and A. Piatkowski contributed equally to this paper.

PII: S0305-4179(04)00023-3

doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2004.01.010

Burns
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 471-475 , August 2004

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