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Editorial
. 2012 Oct;9(5):461-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.01091.x.

Appropriate use of silver dressings in wounds: international consensus document

David Leaper
Editorial

Appropriate use of silver dressings in wounds: international consensus document

David Leaper. Int Wound J. 2012 Oct.
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