Honey compared with 1% silver sulfadiazine cream in the treatment of superficial and partial thickness burns

Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-19

  Mashhood, Asher Ahmed ^a,c   Khan, Tahir Ahmed ^a   Sami, Ahmed Nurus ^b  

^a Peshawar Cantonment   (Pakistan)

^b RIPHAH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c CMH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Honey; Partial thickness burns; Silver sulfadiazine cream; Superficial burns

Indexed keywords

SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN DRESSING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HONEY; HUMAN; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33747624941     PISSN: 15609014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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