Leg ulceration in the sickle cell patient

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 307-309

  Cackovic, Michael ^a   Chung, Christina ^b   Bolton, Laura L ^d   Kerstein, Morris D ^c  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROOKDALE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

^d BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUODERM; DUODERM CGF; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; IODINE; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LEG ULCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ARGININE; BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; BUTYRATES; COLLOIDS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031689254     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(98)00196-3     Document Type: Article

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