Evaluation of the efficiency of venous leg ulcer treatment with a membrane dressing

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-60

  Ślȩzak, Andrzej ^a   Kucharzewski, Marek ^b   Franek, Andrzej ^b   Twardokȩs, Wojciech ^b  

^a CZESTOCHOWA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cellulose membrane; Healing efficiency ratio; Treatment; Venous leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CELLULOSE; DISEASES; PATIENT TREATMENT;

CELLULOSE MEMBRANES; LEG ULCER; ULCER HEALING;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

CELLULOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 18744431937     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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