Leg ulcers in sickle cell disease

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1333-1344

  Eckman, J R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBIN III; ARGINYLGLYCYLASPARTIC ACID; CARNITINE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMOGLOBIN F; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROXYUREA; OXYGEN; PENTOXIFYLLINE; ZINC SULFATE;

BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG EDEMA; LEG ULCER; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SKIN CARE; SKIN GRAFT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULCER HEALING; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0029823166     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8588(05)70404-4     Document Type: Article

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