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Comparative Study

. 1973 Jun;177(6):679-88.

doi: 10.1097/00000658-197306000-00006.

Physical and chemical configuration of sutures in the development of surgical infection

R F Edlich, P H Panek, G T Rodeheaver, V G Turnbull, L D Kurtz, M T Edgerton

PMID: 4267743
PMCID: PMC1355944
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-197306000-00006

Comparative Study

Physical and chemical configuration of sutures in the development of surgical infection

R F Edlich et al. Ann Surg. 1973 Jun.

. 1973 Jun;177(6):679-88.

doi: 10.1097/00000658-197306000-00006.

Authors

R F Edlich, P H Panek, G T Rodeheaver, V G Turnbull, L D Kurtz, M T Edgerton

PMID: 4267743
PMCID: PMC1355944
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-197306000-00006

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