Effects of phototherapy on pressure ulcer healing in elderly patients after a falling trauma: A prospective, randomized, controlled study

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 32-38

  Schubert, V ^a  

^a NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aged; Nutritional status; Phototherapy; Pressure ulcer; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035145249     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2001.017001032.x     Document Type: Article

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