A human dermal replacement for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers

Wounds

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 175-183

  Pollak, Richard A ^a   Edington, Howard ^b   Jensen, Jeffrey L ^c   Kroeker, Roy O ^e   Gentzkow, Gary D ^d  

^a San Antonio Podiatry Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Diabetic Foot and Wound Center   (United States)

^d Advanced Tissue Sciences Liquidating Trust   (United States)

^e NONE

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