Small bites versus large bites for closure of abdominal midline incisions (STITCH): a double-blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial
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- 15 July 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The Lancet
- Vol. 386 (10000) , 1254-1260
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(15)60459-7
Abstract
No abstract availableFunding Information
- Ethicon (Grant 09-107)
- Erasmus University Medical Center (Grant 2008-8106)
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