Hydrogel dressings in the management of a variety of wound types: A review

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Jones, Annie ^a   Vaughan, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrogel; Wound dressing; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644633179     PISSN: 13613111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-3111(05)80001-9     Document Type: Article

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