Silicone Action in the Open Wound
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Open Access
- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Burn Care & Research
- Vol. 33 (1) , e17-e20
Abstract
This editorial explores possible mechanisms of silicone's effects in open wounds by extrapolating findings for research on the effects of silicone on scars, hopKeywords
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