Seminar review: Outcome measurements in wound healing are not inclusive: A way forward

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 284-290

  Matousek, S ^a   Deva, A K ^a,c   Mani, Raj ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Measurement; Outcome; Wound

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMORBIDITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND HEALING; INJURY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 36248972277     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734607308315     Document Type: Article

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