Honey in the management of infections

Surgical Infections

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-226

  Namias, Nicholas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NATURAL PRODUCT; NYSTATIN; OMEPRAZOLE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; BURN; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DUODENUM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HONEY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0041919511     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109629603766957022     Document Type: Review

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