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. 2001 Jun;10(6):231-4.

doi: 10.12968/jowc.2001.10.6.26087.

Cleansing traumatic wounds with swabs, water or saline

J Towler¹

Affiliations

PMID: 12964360
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2001.10.6.26087

Review

Cleansing traumatic wounds with swabs, water or saline

J Towler. J Wound Care. 2001 Jun.

. 2001 Jun;10(6):231-4.

doi: 10.12968/jowc.2001.10.6.26087.

Author

J Towler¹

Affiliation

¹ Bradford University, Bradford.

PMID: 12964360
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2001.10.6.26087

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