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Budkevich L.I.

Moskovskiĭ NII pediatrii i detskoĭ khirurgii

Mirzoian G.V.

Detskaia gorodskaia klinicheskaia bol'nitsa #9 im. G.N. Speranskogo, Moskva

Astamirova T.S.

Moskovskiĭ NII pediatrii i detskoĭ khirurgii

Use of Mepilex Ag silver-containing dressing in the topical treatment of children with thermal injury

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Budkevich L.I., Mirzoian G.V., Astamirova T.S.

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Journal: Pirogov Russian Journal of Surgery. 2010;(9): 57‑60

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To cite this article:

Budkevich LI, Mirzoian GV, Astamirova TS. Use of Mepilex Ag silver-containing dressing in the topical treatment of children with thermal injury. Pirogov Russian Journal of Surgery. 2010;(9):57‑60. (In Russ.)

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