Validity of diagnosis of superficial infection of laparotomy wounds using digital photography: Inter- and intra-observer agreement among surgeons

Wounds

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 38-43

  Van Ramshorst, Gabriëlle H ^a   Vrijland, Wietske ^b   Van Der Harst, Erwin ^c   Hop, Wim C J ^a   Den Hartog, Dennis ^a   Lange, Johan F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^c Maasstad Hospital   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77949278716     PISSN: 10447946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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