Clinical efficacy of becaplermin (rhPDGF-BB) gel

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 176, Issue 2 A, 1998, Pages 74S-79S

  Wieman, T Jeffery ^a,b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DRUG EFFICACY; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031681266     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00185-8     Document Type: Article

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