Practical considerations of using topical honey for neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers: A review

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 187-190

  Eddy, Jennifer J ^a   Gideonsen, Mark D ^a   Mack, Gregory P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BURNING SENSATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOT ULCER; HONEY; HUMAN; LEPTOSPERMUM; LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; RHODODENDRIN; RHODODENDRON; SENECIO; STINGING SENSATION; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; DIABETIC FOOT; HONEY; HUMANS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 46849102961     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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