Topical treatment of non-healing venous leg ulcers by cellulose membrane

Phlebologie

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 147-151

  Kucharzewski, Marek ^a   Slezak A ^b   Franek, A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b CZESTOCHOWA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cellulose membrane; Venous leg ulcer

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; LEG VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; ULCER HEALING; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0346752054     PISSN: 0939978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1621462     Document Type: Article

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