Current trends in pressure ulcer research

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-18

  Rodriguez, Gladys P ^a,c   Murphy, Kathleen Pace ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

collagen; dressings; electrical stimulation; erythema; growth factors; nutrition; psychosocial and behavioral factors

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

DECUBITUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN ULCER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TISSUE NECROSIS; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0029846144     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v8.i1-2.10     Document Type: Review

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