puncture site healing

An automatic incision device for obtaining blood samples from the heels of preterm infants causes less damage than a conventional manual lancet
H Vertanen, V Fellman, M Brommels, L Viinikka

Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition Jan 2001, 84 (1) F53-F55; DOI: 10.1136/fn.84.1.F53

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