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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2012; 45(01): 162-164
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.96601
Letters to Editor
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

A simple way to improve the safety of the surgical field

G. F. Guarneri
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
,
E. Rampino Cordaro
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
,
Gloria Semprini
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
,
F. Cattin
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of General Surgery, University of Udine, Italy
,
P.C. Parodi
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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31 December 2019 (online)

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