Prophylactic administration of avotermin for improvement of skin scarring: three double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase I/II studies
@article{Ferguson2009ProphylacticAO, title={Prophylactic administration of avotermin for improvement of skin scarring: three double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase I/II studies}, author={Mark W. J. Ferguson and Jonathan A L Duncan and Jeremy S. Bond and James A Bush and Piyush Durani and Karen So and Lisa D. Taylor and Jonquille Chantrey and Tracey Mason and Gaynor James and Hugh G. Laverty and Nicholas L Occleston and Abdul Sattar and Anna Ludlow and Sharon O'Kane}, journal={The Lancet}, year={2009}, volume={373}, pages={1264-1274} }
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