Impact of diabetes and comorbidities on split-thickness skin grafts for foot wounds

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 223-232

  Ramanujam, Crystal L ^a   Han, David ^b   Fowler, Sharon ^a   Kilpadi, Krista ^a   Zgonis, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 84883342634     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/1030223     Document Type: Article

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