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Bilateral pressure sores of the breasts—prevention is better than cure

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    Asif Bhatti, Muhammad Ali Hussain & Raj Ragoowansi

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Bhatti, A., Hussain, M.A. & Ragoowansi, R. Bilateral pressure sores of the breasts—prevention is better than cure. Eur J Plast Surg 35, 833–834 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-011-0571-4

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