Managing wound exudate and promoting healing

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2010, Pages 15-20

  Adderley, Una J ^a  

^a Mental Health Services Counseling and Intervention Warwick   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dressings; Exudate; Infection; Treatment; Wound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; COLOR; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXUDATE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ODOR; SKIN CARE; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; CAUSALITY; COLOR; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ODORS; SKIN CARE; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77952488275     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2010.15.sup1.46907     Document Type: Article

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