Effects of Hyaluronic Acid/Carboxymethylcellulose Gel on Bowel Anastomoses in the New Zealand White Rabbit

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 569-575

  Hadaegh, Anoushirvan ^a   Burns, James ^a,b   Burgess, Laurette ^a,b   Rose, Rosalind ^a,b   Rowe, Eric ^a,b   LaMorte, Wayne W ^a   Becker, James M ^a,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GENZYME CORPORATION   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0347245273     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(97)80074-1     Document Type: Article

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