Safety Evaluation of a New Ionic Silver Dressing in the Management of Chronic Ulcers

Wounds

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 371-378

  Vanscheidt, Wolfgang ^a   Lazareth, Isabelle ^b   Routkovsky Norval, Colette ^c   Daniels, Sarah ^d  

^a Klin F Wundbiologie und Dermatol   (Germany)

^b SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Centre de Cure Medicale   (France)

^d Deeside Industrial Estate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACEL; SILVER;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLAMMATION; LEG ULCER; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0347481240     PISSN: 10447946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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