Is ultrasonic mist therapy effective for debriding chronic wounds?

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 579-583

  Ramundo, Janet ^a   Gray, Mikel ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJURY; NECROSIS; NURSING; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND; WOUND HEALING;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; NECROSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ULTRASONICS; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 59849108828     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WON.0000341470.41191.51     Document Type: Article

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