Therapeutic Effect of Topical Calcium Gluconate for Hydrofluoric Acid Burn
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Hydrofluoric Acid Burn on a Fingertip Treated Successfully with Single Session of Subcutaneous Injection of 6.7% Calcium Gluconate
Vol. 28, No. 5, 2016 639 Received February 12, 2015, Revised July 7, 2015, Accepted for publication August 18, 2015 Corresponding author: Chul Woo Kim, Department of Dermatology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, 150 Seongan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 05355, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2224-2285, Fax: 82-2-474-7913, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access articl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of UOEH
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0387-821X,2187-2864
DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.21.209