Effects of Enhanced Patient Education on Compliance with Silicone Gel Sheeting and Burn Scar Outcome: A Randomized Prospective Study

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 411-417

  So, Ken ^a   Umraw, Nisha ^a   Scott, Jeff ^a   Campbell, Kent ^a   Musgrave, Melinda ^a   Cartotto, Robert ^a,b  

^a St John's Rehabilitation Hospital   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE GEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN SCAR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; MALE; MULTIMEDIA; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PLIABILITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SILICONE GEL SHEETING; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOTAPE;

ADULT; BURNS; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMEDIA; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SILICONE GELS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344393431     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000095516.98523.04     Document Type: Article

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