Characterization strategies for the functional assessment of the cutaneous lesion

Burns

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 797-801

  Rodrigues, Luís Monteiro ^a   Roberto, Maria Angélica ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOSÉ   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biometrical follow up; BSI; Clinical scoring; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMETRY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALING; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IN VIVO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN INJURY; SKIN WATER LOSS; TRANSCUTANEOUS CARBON DIOXIDE MONITORING; TRANSCUTANEOUS OXYGEN MONITORING; ULTRASOUND; WOUND HEALING;

BIOMETRY; BURNS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CICATRIX; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; SKIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33748978379     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.03.022     Document Type: Review

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