Dressings for acute and chronic wounds: A systematic review

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1297-1304

  Chaby, Guillaume ^a   Senet, Patricia ^b,c   Vaneau, Michel ^d   Martel, Philippe ^d   Guillaume, Jean Claude ^e   Meaume, Sylvie ^b   Téot, Luc ^f   Debure, Clélia ^g   Dompmartin, Anne ^h   Bachelet, Hélène ⁱ   Carsin, Hervé ^j   Matz, Véronique ^k   Richard, Jean Louis ^l   Rochet, Jean Michel ^m   Sales Aussias, Nathalie ⁿ   Zagnoli, Anne ^o   Denis, Catherine ^d   Guillot, Bernard ^p   Chosidow, Olivier ^a,q,r  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ROTHSCHILD   (France)

^d Ancien Délégué Général de la Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée   (France)

^e Pasteur Hospital   (France)

^f LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^g HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^h CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^j PERCY MILITARY HOSPITAL   (France)

^k Department of Pharmacology   (France)

^l NÎMES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^m Centre de Rééducation de Coubert   (France)

ⁿ ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

^o Hôpital d Instruction des Armées Clermont Tonnerre   (France)

^p MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^q SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^r HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALGINIC ACID; CELLULOSE; DEXTRANOMER; HYALURONIC ACID; PARAFFIN; SILVER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA SYNTHESIS; DEBRIDEMENT; FOAM DRESSING; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; HYDROGEL DRESSING; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ACUTE DISEASE; BANDAGES; BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 35348997934     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.143.10.1297     Document Type: Review

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