Treatment of chronic nonhealing leg ulceration with gaseous nitric oxide: A case study

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 233-238

  Miller, Chris C ^a,c,d   Miller, Minna K ^a   Ghaffari, Abdi ^b   Kunimoto, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Pulmonox Medical Inc   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CASE REPORT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN DISEASE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 24044546767     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10227-004-0106-8     Document Type: Article

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