The impact of Manuka honey dressings on the surface pH of chronic wounds

International Wound Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-194

  Gethin, Georgina T ^a   Cowman, Seamus ^a   Conroy, Ronan M ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Honey; pH; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

NATURAL PRODUCT;

CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; MANUKA HONEY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ULCER; ULCER HEALING; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND DRESSING;

ALGINATES; BANDAGES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HONEY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; SKIN ULCER; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 44349104856     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2007.00424.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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