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Innovative uses of disposable gloves in plastic surgery

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    Amitabh S. Thacoor

  2. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK

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Thacoor, A.S., Othman, D. Innovative uses of disposable gloves in plastic surgery. Eur J Plast Surg 40, 165–168 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-016-1250-2

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