In-patient management of leg ulcers

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 687-689

  Ohanaka, E C ^a   Osarenkhoe, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NIGERIA; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BANDAGES; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033233382     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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