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Comment
. 2021 Dec 1;274(6):e716-e717.
doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004023.

Comment on "Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Closed Laparotomy Incisions"

Allard S Timmer  1 , Pieter R Zwanenburg, Marja A Boermeester
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Comment on "Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Closed Laparotomy Incisions"

Allard S Timmer et al. Ann Surg. .
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