Prevention and management of skin tears.
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Ms Baranoski has disclosed that she is/was a consultant/advisor to Mölnlycke Health Care and 3M and is/was a member of the speaker’s bureau for Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Ms LeBlanc has disclosed that she is a member of the speaker’s bureau for Johnson & Johnson, 3M, Mölnlycke Health Care, KCI Medical, and Hollister, and was a member of the speaker’s bureau for ConvaTec. All staff in a position to control the content of this CME activity have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with, or financial interests in, any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Advances in skin & wound care
دوره 22 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009