Guidelines for the treatment of venous ulcers.
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چکیده
1. Co-chaired this panel 2. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 3. Healthpoint Ltd., Fort Worth, TX 4. University of California, San Francisco, CA 5. University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 6. University of Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales, UK 7. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 8. Private practice, Warren, PA 9. Private practice, Tamarac, FL 10. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 11. St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, and 12. Washington University, St. Louis, MO
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society
دوره 14 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006