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spellingShingle Wijewardena, Aruna, Lajevardi, Sepehr S, Vandervord, Elle, Vandervord, John, Lang, Thomas C, Fulcher, Gregory, Jackson, Christopher J, International Wound Journal, Activated protein C to heal pressure ulcers, Dermatology, Surgery
title Activated protein C to heal pressure ulcers
title_full Activated protein C to heal pressure ulcers
title_fullStr Activated protein C to heal pressure ulcers
title_full_unstemmed Activated protein C to heal pressure ulcers
title_short Activated protein C to heal pressure ulcers
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title_unstemmed Activated protein C to heal pressure ulcers
topic Dermatology, Surgery
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