Shave Therapy for Chronic Venous Ulcers

Plastic Surgical Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-34

  Bechara, Falk Georges ^a,b,c   Sand, Michael ^c   Sand, Daniel ^d   Stücker, Markus ^c   Altmeyer, Peter ^c,e   Hoffmann, Klaus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LOCALIZED SCLERODERMA; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; VARICOSIS; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED; SKIN CARE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33646847509     PISSN: 07415206     EISSN: 15501841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006527-200601000-00008     Document Type: Article

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