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Original Article

The microvascular lesion in venous ulceration and the role of the white blood cell

H. J. Scott Department of Surgical Studies, VCMSM, The Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer Street, London, WIN 8AA, UK
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G. M. McMullin Department of Surgical Studies, VCMSM, The Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer Street, London, WIN 8AA, UK
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P. D. Coleridge Smith Department of Surgical Studies, VCMSM, The Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer Street, London, WIN 8AA, UK
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J. H. Scurr Department of Surgical Studies, VCMSM, The Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer Street, London, WIN 8AA, UK
Pages 184-187 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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