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. 2012 Aug;15(2):222-3; discussion 223.
doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs268.

eComment. The cheaper and efficient methods of prevention of deep sternal wound infection

Kelechi E Okonta  1
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eComment. The cheaper and efficient methods of prevention of deep sternal wound infection

Kelechi E Okonta. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Aug.
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