Treatment effects of the vacuum-assisted closure of skin ulcers

Japanese Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 311-317

  Isago, Tsukasa ^a   Shimoda, Katsumi ^a   Morita, Naoki ^a   Takahashi, Yuji ^a   Tomoyasu, Yozo ^a  

^a National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

A promising effective modality; Vacuum assisted closure

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DEVICE; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; ULCER HEALING; VACUUM; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0036035477     PISSN: 03863603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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