Efficacy of modern dressings in the treatment of leg ulcers: A systematic review

Wound Repair and Regeneration

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 218-229

  Bouza, Carmen ^a,b   Muñoz, Ana ^a   Amate, José María ^a  

^a The Spanish Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment and Services of the National Health System   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALGINIC ACID; COLLAGEN; PARAFFIN; POLYURETHAN; SILVER; ZINC;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEHYDRATION; ERYSIPELAS; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID; LEG ULCER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SKIN IRRITATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 20544446931     PISSN: 10671927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1067-1927.2005.130302.x     Document Type: Review

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