Biosynthetic skin substitute vs. 1% silver sulfadiazine for treatment of inpatient partial-thickness thermal burns

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1988, Pages 1265-1269

  Gerding, Robert L ^a   Imbembo, Anthony L ^a   Fratianne, Richard B ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; THERAPY; THERMAL INJURY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BURNS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; OINTMENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SILVER SULFADIAZINE; SULFADIAZINE; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0023726999     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198808000-00022     Document Type: Article

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