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. 1973 Dec;178(6):745–753. doi: 10.1097/00000658-197312000-00011

Chemical acidification of wounds. An adjuvant to healing and the unfavorable action of alkalinity and ammonia.

H H Leveen, G Falk, B Borek, C Diaz, Y Lynfield, B J Wynkoop, G A Mabunda, J L Rubricius, G C Christoudias
PMCID: PMC1355839  PMID: 4759406

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