The effect of noncontact, low-intensity, low-frequency therapeutic ultrasound on lower-extremity chronic wound pain: A retrospective chart review

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 44-50

  Gehling, Marie L ^a   Samies, John H ^b  

^a Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Debridement; Lower extremity wounds; Pain; Ultrasound; Wound modalities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34047116002     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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