Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 1044-1046 , May 2006

Healing of Surgical Incision in Kidney Transplantation: A Single Transplant Center’s Experience

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PII: S0041-1345(06)00302-2

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.03.005

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 1044-1046 , May 2006

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