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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2011; 44(01): 109-111
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1699488
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Venous ulcer: Current concepts

James Roy Kanjoor
Canadian Medical Center, Kuwait
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31 December 2019 (online)

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