Atraumatic dressings

World Wide Wounds

Volumn 2003, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Thomas, Steve ^a  

^a PRINCESS OF WALES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherent dressings; Adhesion; Atraumatic dressings; Non adherent dressings; Soft silicone technology; Wound pain; Wound trauma

Indexed keywords

SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ADHESION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PAIN; REVIEW; SKIN INJURY; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 4043177022     PISSN: 13692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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