Improving venous ulcer healing: Designing and reporting randomised controlled trials

International Wound Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-47

  Weller, Carolina D ^a   McNeil, John ^a   Evans, Sue ^a   Reid, Christopher ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CONSORT statement; Randomised controlled trials; Venous leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; ULCER; ULCER HEALING; WOUND CARE;

HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77649125800     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2009.00645.x     Document Type: Review

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