Wound edge biopsy sites in chronic wounds heal rapidly and do not result in delayed overall healing of the wounds

Wound Repair and Regeneration

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-25

  Panuncialman, Jaymie ^a   Hammerman, Scott ^a   Carson, Polly ^a   Falanga, Vincent ^a,b  

^a ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCER; WOUND BIOPSY; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 74549121299     PISSN: 10671927     EISSN: 1524475X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-475X.2009.00559.x     Document Type: Article

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