Comparison of two silver dressings for wound management in pediatric burns

Wounds

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 303-308

  Jester, Ingo ^a   Böhn, Ingo ^b   Hannmann, Thorsten ^b   Waag, Karl Ludwig ^b   Loff, Steffan ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 59149095443     PISSN: 10447946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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