Burns
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 329-334 , May 2010

The treatment of deep dermal hand burns: How do we achieve better results? Should we use allogeneic keratinocytes or skin grafts?

,Accepted 1 October 2009.

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PII: S0305-4179(09)00499-9

doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.10.002

Burns
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 329-334 , May 2010

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