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Cutaneous surgery

Silicone gel sheets relieve pain and pruritus with clinical improvement of keloid: possible target of mast cells

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Pages 248-252 | Received 27 Jan 2003, Accepted 17 Jul 2003, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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