Wound tissue concentration of essential elements and healing of leg ulcers in Sri Lankan patients: Is there a link?

Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 131-136

  Liyanage, Janitha A ^a   Rodrigo, Iranga ^a   Wijeratne, Mandika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Copper; Essential elements; Healing; Wounds; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 57249110676     PISSN: 09542299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/095422908X340671     Document Type: Article

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