Povidone-iodine wound irrigation: A word of caution

Surgical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 123-124

  Wong, Randolph H L ^a   Hung, Emily C W ^a   Wong, Vivien W Y ^a   Wan, Innes Y P ^a   Ng, Calvin S H ^a   Wan, Song ^a   Underwood, Malcolm J ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 70449130536     PISSN: 17441625     EISSN: 17441633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1633.2009.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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