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The efficacy of Helix aspersa Müller extract in the healing of partial thickness burns: A novel treatment for open burn management protocols

Dimosthenis Tsoutsos Plastic, Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery and Burns Unit, Athens General State Hospital ‘G. Gennimatas’, Athens, Greece
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Despoina Kakagia Plastic, Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery and Burns Unit, Athens General State Hospital ‘G. Gennimatas’, Athens, Greece; , Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Democritus University of Thrace Hospital, Alexandroupolis, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Konstantinos Tamparopoulos Plastic, Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery and Burns Unit, Athens General State Hospital ‘G. Gennimatas’, Athens, Greece
Pages 219-222 | Received 09 Jul 2008, Accepted 22 Oct 2008, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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