Silver-coated textiles in the therapy of atopic eczema

Current Problems in Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2006, Pages 152-164

  Gauger, Anke ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SILVER;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ECZEMA; HUMAN; REVIEW; TEXTILE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ECZEMA; HUMANS; SILVER; TEXTILES;

EID: 33750099326     PISSN: 14215721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000093942     Document Type: Review

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