Accumulation of silver and delayed re-epithelialization in normal human skin: An ex-vivo study of different silver dressings

Wounds

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 116-123

  Fredriksson, Camilla ^a   Kratz, Gunnar ^b   Huss, Fredrik ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

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EID: 73549085624     PISSN: 10447946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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