Topical negative pressure for treating chronic wounds: A systemic review

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 238-242

  Evans, Debra ^a   Land, Lucy ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic wound; Healing; Randomised controlled trial; Topical negative pressure

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PAIN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGISTER; REVIEW; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035067110     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2001.3547     Document Type: Review

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