Topical negative pressure for chronic wounds?

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 57-61

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Indexed keywords

CADEXOMER IODINE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FOAM DRESSING; FOOT ULCER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG ULCER; PATIENT SAFETY; SKIN GRAFT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; ULCER; ULCER HEALING; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34547678607     PISSN: 00126543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/dtb.2007.45857     Document Type: Article

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