A natural biomembrane as a new proposal for the treatment of pressure ulcers

Medicina Cutanea Ibero-Latino-Americana

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 137-142

  Frade, Marco Andrey Cipriani ^a,b   Martinelli Salathiel, Adriana ^a   Lopez Mazzucato, Eduardo ^a   Coutinho Netto, Joaquim ^b   Tiraboschi Foss, Norma ^a  

^a Divisão de Dermatologia   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomembrane; Dressing; Healing; Latex; Pressure ulcers; Treatment

Indexed keywords

SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 34248640270     PISSN: 02105187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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