Application of Electrical Stimulation to the Healing of Different Types of Ulcers

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1720-1723

  Simon, T ^a   Carrasco, M ^b   Rosell, F A ^b   Suarez L ^a   Suen, J E ^c   Folgueras, J ^c   Colorado, O ^c  

^a General Hospital   (Cuba)

^b Hospital Docente Dr Salvador Allende   (Cuba)

^c Ctrl Institute for Digital Research   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Malleolar ulcer; Pressure ulcer; Venous ulcer

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; COSTS; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG THERAPY; HOSPITALS; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HEALING; MALLEOLAR ULCERS; PRESSURE ULCERS; VENOUS ULCERS;

ELECTROTHERAPEUTICS;

EID: 1542271532     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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