Larva therapy in wound management

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 72-74

  Courtenay, M ^a   Church, J C T ^b   Ryan, T J ^c  

^a Abney Court ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Abney Court   (United Kingdom)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; EXUDATE; FEVER; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LEG PAIN; LEG ULCER; MAGGOT THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ODOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033970237     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107680009300206     Document Type: Article

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