A blinded, prospective, randomized controlled trial of topical negative pressure wound closure in India

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 36-46

  Mody, Gita N ^a,b   Nirmal, Ida Anita ^a   Duraisamy, Sulochana ^a   Perakath, Benjamin ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing world; Randomized controlled trial; South India; Topical negative pressure; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; HUMAN; INDIA; INJURY; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INDIA; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 59149089949     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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