Burns
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 403-413 , June 2005

Burn scar neoplasms: A literature review and statistical analysis

  • Areta Kowal-Vern

      Affiliations

    • Sumner L. Koch Burn Center, Department of Trauma, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, 1901 West Harrison Street, Room 3229, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 312 864 3149; fax: +1 312 864 9545.
    • ,
  • Bryan K. Criswell

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Cosmetic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

,Accepted 21 February 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2005.02.015

Burns
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 403-413 , June 2005

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