Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 49-55 , January 2007

Stress and wound healing

  • Loretta Vileikyte, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationDepartment of Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, M13 9WL Manchester, UK. Tel.: +44 161 276 4452; fax: +44 161 274 4740.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.09.005

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Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 49-55 , January 2007

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