Monochromatic phototherapy in elderly patients: A new way of treating chronic pressure ulcers?

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-263

  Dehlin, Ove ^a   Elmståhl, Sölve ^a   Gottrup, Finn ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Elderly; Monochromatic phototherapy; Pressure ulcer; Wound

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULCER HEALING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0141886959     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324507     Document Type: Article

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