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. 1956 Dec;144(6):961–981. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195612000-00005

Studies on Wound Healing, with Special Reference to the Phenomenon of Contracture in Experimental Wounds in Rabbits' Skin ^{^*}

R E Billingham, P S Russell

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