Oxygen therapy and wound healing - Topical oxygen is not hyperbaric oxygen therapy

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 11 I, 2005, Pages 840-

  Cronjé, Frans J ^a,b,c,d  

^a South African Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Association   (South Africa)

^b Wound Healing Association of Southern Africa   (South Africa)

^c International Congress of Hyperbaric Medicine   (South Africa)

^d Divers Alert Network Southern Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG COST; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; HYPOXEMIA; LIMB PERFUSION; OXYGEN THERAPY; SOUTH AFRICA; TISSUE OXYGENATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; OXYGEN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 28044468421     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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