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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 32, 1998 - Issue 3
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Research Article

AN EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON OF HYDROCOLLOID AND ALGINATE DRESSINGS, AND THE EFFECT OF CALCIUM IONS ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF ALGINATE GEL

Shigeru Ichioka From the Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
,
Kiyonori Harii From the Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
,
Minoru Nakahara From the Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Yuko Sato From the Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 311-316 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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