Negative-pressure wound therapy in the military: Lessons learned

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue SUPPL. 1 S, 2011, Pages

  Couch, Kara S ^a   Stojadinovic, Alexander ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INJURY; MILITARY MEDICINE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WAR; WOUND HEALING;

HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; WAR; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78651266045     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181fd344e     Document Type: Article

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