Small bites versus large bites for closure of abdominal midline incisions (STITCH): a double-blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  The Lancet

• Publication date

  2015-09-26

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60459-7PMID 26188742
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