Adjuvant use of acoustic pressure wound therapy for treatment of chronic Wounds: A retrospective analysis

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-177

  Cole, Pamela S ^a   Quisberg, Jennifer ^a   Melin, M Mark ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN CARE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; BANDAGES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN CARE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67651065699     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WON.0000347658.79722.f9     Document Type: Article

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