Approach to skin ulcers in older patients

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 50, Issue DEC., 2004, Pages 1653-1659

  Frank, Christopher ^a  

^a St Mary's of the Lake Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CADEXOMER IODINE; COLLAGENASE; OPSITE; POLYURETHAN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BANDAGES AND DRESSINGS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; EDEMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN ULCER; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK FACTORS; SKIN ULCER; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 10944239458     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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