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Negative-pressure wound therapy – does it lower the risk of complications with closed wounds following breast surgery?

Nicholas Charles HolfordBreast Surgery Department, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading Hospital, Reading, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1017-1019 | Received 25 Jul 2020, Accepted 22 Sep 2020, Published online: 12 Oct 2020

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