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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1839-

  Hallock, Geoffrey G ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECUBITUS; LAW; LETTER; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE;

HUMANS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VACUUM;

EID: 27744595502     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000188840.06911.06     Document Type: Letter

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