title: Layered versus mass closure of vertical midline laparotomy wounds in Negro Africans.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Efem
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aja
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009757:Nylons; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons