A comparison of the effect of chlorhexidine, tap water and normal saline on healing wounds

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 673-676

  Salami, Ayodeji A ^a   Imosemi, Innocent O ^a   Owoeye, Olatunde O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Nomal saline; Tap water; Wound

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248553616     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-95022006000500025     Document Type: Article

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