The microbiology of wounds

Microbiology of Wounds

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 187-217

  Percival, Steven L ^a,b   Dowd, Scot E ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Advanced Medical Solutions   (United Kingdom)

^c Research and Testing Laboratory   (United States)

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EID: 84887687894     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420079944     Document Type: Chapter

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