Principles and Applications of Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC)

Plastic Surgery Secrets Plus

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 38-44

  Marks, Malcolm W ^a,b   Argenta, Louis C ^c   DeFranzo, Anthony J ^a,b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b North Carolina Baptist Hospital   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 84882887065     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-03470-8.00007-7     Document Type: Chapter

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