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Role of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Accelerating the Wound-Healing Process and Recovery in Patients Undergoing Operation for Pilonidal Sinus Disease: Preliminary Results

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Efron, J. Role of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Accelerating the Wound-Healing Process and Recovery in Patients Undergoing Operation for Pilonidal Sinus Disease: Preliminary Results. World J Surg 33, 1770–1771 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-009-0081-8

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