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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 37, 2003 - Issue 3
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TRIAGE AND INITIAL TREATMENT OF BURNS IN THE GOTHENBURG FIRE DISASTER 1998. ON-CALL PLASTIC SURGEONS' EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS LEARNED

Fredrik Gewalli Department of Plastic Surgery Institute for Surgical Sciences Göteborg University Sahlgrenska University Hospital Göteborg Sweden
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Ingemar Fogdestam Department of Plastic Surgery Institute for Surgical Sciences Göteborg University Sahlgrenska University Hospital Göteborg Sweden
Pages 134-139 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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