The combined effect of a three-channel electrode delivery system with local heat on the healing of chronic wounds

Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 681-688

  Suh, Hyejin ^a   Petrofsky, Jerrold S ^a,b   Lo, Takkin ^a   Lawson, Daryl ^c   Yu, Tina ^a   Pfeifer, Tiffany M ^b   Morawski, Theresa ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN ULCER; VASODILATATION; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PILOT PROJECTS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 70350770976     PISSN: 15209156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dia.2009.0024     Document Type: Article

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