Results of an internet survey on the treatment of partial thickness burns, full thickness burns, and donor sites

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 835-847

  Hermans, Michel H E ^a  

^a Hermans Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; IODINE; MAFENIDE; SILICONE; SILVER SULPHADIAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOGRAFT; ANALYTIC METHOD; BURN; BURN UNIT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; GAUZE DRESSING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SKIN GRAFT; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; XENOGRAFT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BURN UNITS; BURNS; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; OINTMENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SILVER SULFADIAZINE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 36049006126     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181599b88     Document Type: Conference Paper

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