Amniotic membrane dressing vs conventional topical antibiotic dressing in hospitalized burn patients

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-70

  Mohammadi, Ali Akbar ^a   Riazi, H ^a   Hasheminasab, M J ^a   Sabet, B ^a   Mohammadi, M K ^b   Abbasi, S ^a   Amini, M ^a  

^a Shiraz University of Medical Sciences   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Burn; Dressing

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; NARCOTIC AGENT; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BURN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPSIS; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 67649419707     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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