A new dressing design for use with maggot therapy

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 451-456

  Sherman, Ronald A ^a,b  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; FLY; LARVA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING;

AGED; ANIMALS; BANDAGES; DEBRIDEMENT; DIPTERA; HUMANS; LARVA; MALE; PRESSURE ULCER; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 0030684150     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199708000-00029     Document Type: Article

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