In-vitro comparison of antimicrobial efficacy of various wound dressing materials

Wounds

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 165-170

  Basterzi, Yavuz ^a   Ersoz, Gulden ^a   Sarac, Guliz ^a   Sari, Alper ^a   Demirkan, Ferit ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 77954983627     PISSN: 10447946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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