Operative wound management

Total Burn Care

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 177-195

  Muller, Michael ^a,b   Gahankari, Dilip ^b   Herndon, David N ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^d SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

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EID: 38949166837     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-3274-8.50016-7     Document Type: Chapter

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