Addressing the challenge of wound cleansing in the modern era

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 11 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Cutting, Keith F ^a  

^a BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Biofilm; PHMB; Wound cleansing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY; NURSING;

BIOFILMS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77955892595     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2010.19.sup4.48423     Document Type: Article

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