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Research Article

Prevention of Pericardial Adhesions with N-O Carboxymethylchitosan in the Rabbit Model

Tyrone J. Krause Department of Surgery, UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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George Zazanis Department of Surgery, UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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Paul Malatesta Department of Surgery, UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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Alann Solina Department of Surgery, UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Pages 93-97 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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