Honey: Antimicrobial Actions and Role in Disease Management

New Strategies Combating Bacterial Infection

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 229-253

  Molan, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antibiotic resistance; Clinical evidence; Honey; Infected wounds; Wound dressing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957668346     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527622931.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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