Clinical effectiveness of noncontact, low-frequency, nonthermal ultrasound in burn care

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 66-69

  Waldrop, Kristin ^a   Serfass, Ann ^b  

^a St Joseph Cancer Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Burns; Debridement; Noncontact ultrasound; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNS; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 46349091913     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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