Current understanding on venous leg ulcer
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Review Article Current understanding on venous leg ulcer U Alok*, P Bhardwaj, A Singh, JJ Cherian TATA Consultancies Services, Regulatory Medical Writing, Wellspring, Vikhroli, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Quintiles Research India Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India Government Medical College, Department of Pharmacology, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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