Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 92-94 , July 2009

Stem Cells: It's Good To Have Choices

  • Ian H. Bellayr, BS

      Affiliations

    • Children's Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Yong Li, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Children's Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1876-4983(09)00088-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jcws.2009.05.004

Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 92-94 , July 2009

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