Effects of ultraviolet radiation (type B) on wound exudates, appearance and depth description

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 297-302

  Onigbinde, A T ^a   Adedoyin, R A ^a   Ojoawo, O A ^b   Johnson, O E ^a   Obembe, A O ^a   Olafimihan, F K ^b   Omiyale, O M ^a   Oniyangi, S ^c  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

depth description; Purulent exudates; Ultraviolet radiation; wound appearance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECUBITUS; EXUDATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 78649529249     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/THC-2010-0593     Document Type: Article

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