The effectiveness of pressure garment therapy for the prevention of abnormal scarring after burn injury: a meta-analysis.

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Published in J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg on January 14, 2008

Authors

Alexander Anzarut1, Jarret Olson, Prabhjyot Singh, Brian H Rowe, Edward E Tredget

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. aanzarut@ualberta.ca

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