Nicorandil ulcer: Moves beyond the mucosa

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 451-452

  Patel, Girish K ^a   Harding, Keith G ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nicorandil; Ulcer; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

NICORANDIL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NICORANDIL; ULCER; VASODILATOR AGENTS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77957912410     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588410X12699663905195     Document Type: Article

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