Wound management in reptiles

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 123-140

  Mitchell, Mark A ^a   Diaz Figueroa, Orlando ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEMANNAN; ALPHADOL; AMYLOPECTIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CALCIUM ALGINATE; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLLAGEN; DERMAGEN; FURAZOLIDONE; INSULIN; ITRACONAZOLE; MACROGOL; NO STING BARRIER FILM; NYLON; POLYURETHAN; RETINOL; SCARLET RED; SKIN PROTECTIVE AGENT; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPTILE; WOUND; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0742323855     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2003.08.006     Document Type: Review

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