A methodology for evaluating wound care products in complex chronic wounds

Wounds UK

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 28-34

  Grocott, Patricia ^a   Campling, Natasha ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Complex chronic wounds; New methodologies; Palliative wound care; Wound debridement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC WOUND; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 73349116237     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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