Biosurgery supports granulation and debridement in chronic wounds - Clinical data and remittance spectroscopy measurement

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 635-639

  Wollina, Uwe ^a   Liebold, Kristin ^b   Schmidt, Wolf Dieter ^b   Hartmann, Michael ^b   Fassler, Dieter ^b  

^a ACADEMIC TEACHING HOSPITAL DRESDEN FRIEDRICHSTADT   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; BLEEDING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; INSECT; LEG ULCER; MALE; PAIN; SCORING SYSTEM; SPECTROSCOPY; TISSUE OXYGENATION; WOUND; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; LARVA; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION;

EID: 0036773809     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2002.01354.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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