Efficacy of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy in healing of pressure ulcers: A randomized control trial

Neurology India

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 622-626

  Gupta, Anupam ^a   Taly, Arun B ^a   Srivastava, Abhishek ^a   Kumar, Sendhil ^a   Thyloth, Murali ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Neurological illness; Pressure ulcers; Pulsed electromagnetic field

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72849136758     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.57820     Document Type: Article

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