Standardized antibacterial honey (Medihoney™) with standard therapy in wound care: Randomized clinical trial

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 565-575

  Robson, Val ^a   Dodd, Susanna ^b   Thomas, Stephen ^c  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Medihoney ; Nursing; Randomized clinical trial; Standard therapy; Standardized antibacterial honey; Wound care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSIVE DRESSING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59449104981     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04923.x     Document Type: Article

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