A Prospective Randomized Evaluation of Negative-pressure Wound Dressings for Diabetic Foot Wounds

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 645-649

  Eginton, Mark T ^a   Brown, Kellie R ^a   Seabrook, Gary R ^a   Towne, Jonathan B ^a   Cambria, Robert A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOISTURE; NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND DRESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0347625923     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-003-0065-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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