Controlled, randomized clinical trial of 2 hydrocolloid dressings in the management of venous insufficiency ulcers

Journal of Vascular Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 22-33

  Límová, Markéta ^a   Troyer Caudle, Judith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID; LEG ULCER; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 15944388613     PISSN: 10620303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mvn.2002.121907     Document Type: Article

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