Enhancing wound closure on the limbs

Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 919-933

  Scardino, M Stacie ^a,b   Swaim, Steven F ^a,b   Henderson, Ralph A ^a,c   Wilson, Eric R ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Scott Ritchey Research Center

^c Amer College of Veterinary Surgeons   (United States)

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