Closure of skin or scalp with absorbable sutures [12]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 924-925

  Missori, Paolo ^a,b   Polli, Filippo Maria ^a   Fontana, Elena ^a   Delfini, Roberto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b GI Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SKIN; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0042976118     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000074497.87004.2D     Document Type: Letter

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