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. 2016 Oct;13(5):1071.
doi: 10.1111/iwj.12495. Epub 2015 Sep 24.

Cleansing of wounds by tap water? Would it be safe to use in developing countries?

Basavraj S Nagoba  1 , Namdev M Suryawanshi  2 , Sohan P Selkar  3
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Cleansing of wounds by tap water? Would it be safe to use in developing countries?

Basavraj S Nagoba et al. Int Wound J. 2016 Oct.
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