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Editorial
. 2003 Jul;238(1):6-8.
doi: 10.1097/01.SLA.0000074966.51219.eb.

Abstinence from smoking reduces incisional wound infection: a randomized, controlled trial

George P Yang, Michael T Longaker
Editorial

Abstinence from smoking reduces incisional wound infection: a randomized, controlled trial

George P Yang et al. Ann Surg. 2003 Jul.
No abstract available

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