Global Curriculum for Wound Management

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Wound Repair and Regeneration, Vols 1–4. The official publications of the Wound Healing Society, the European Tissue Repair Society, the Japanese Society for Wound Healing. St Louis: Mosby.

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Ryan TJ . Antibacterial agents for wounds and burns in the developing world. Report on a workshop. J Trop Med Hyg 1992; 95: 397–403.

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