Topical silver for preventing infected wounds

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Ubbink, Dirk T ^a   Vermeulen, H ^b   Storm Versloot, M N ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 44949165529     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006478     Document Type: Review

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