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Plastic Surgery International
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 858093, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/858093
Research Article

The Introduction of a Protocol for the Use of Biobrane for Facial Burns in Children

A. D. Rogers,1,2 S. Adams,1,2 and H. Rode1,3

1Burns Unit, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Klipfontein Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town 7700, South Africa
2Division of Plastic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital and Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and The University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
3Division of Paediatric Surgery, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and The University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Received 29 May 2011; Accepted 27 July 2011

Academic Editor: Bishara S. Atiyeh

Copyright © 2011 A. D. Rogers et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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