Skin scarring
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Deciding whether to treat a scar or leave it alone depends on accurate diagnosis of scar type and scar site, symptoms, severity, and stigma
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- Authors
- Bayat, A., McGrouther, D. A., & Ferguson, M. W. J.
- Affiliations
- Wythenshawe Hospital (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Bayat, A
- Venue
- BMJ
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2003-01-11
- Volume
- 326
- Issue
- 7380
- Pages
- 88-92
- ISSN
- 0007-1447 (ISSN-L)
- 0959-8138
- 1468-5833
- PMC
- PMC1125033
- OpenAlex
- W4237769345
- Cited by
- 608
- References
- 41
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- FWCI
- 2.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.bmj.com/company/legal-information/terms-conditions/legal-information/tdm-licencepolicy (tdm)
- Locations
- BMJ (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Keywords
- scar tissue, scar treatment, scar severity, cosmetic surgery
- MeSH terms
- Cicatrix, Contracture, Forecasting, Humans
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