Randomized clinical trial of honey-impregnated dressings for venous leg ulcers

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-182

  Jull, Andrew ^a   Walker, N ^a   Parag, V ^a   Molan, P ^b   Rodgers, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ALGINATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING; WOUND DRESSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIME; VARICOSIS; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 38349125968     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6059     Document Type: Article

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