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Burns: what are the pharmacological treatment options?

Robert H Demling Professor of Surgery Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, The Burn and Trauma Center, Boston, MA 02120, USA +1 617 525 7625; +1 617 525 7723; [email protected]
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Pages 1895-1908 | Published online: 16 Jul 2008

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