Effect of antioxidants on the incidence of wound infection in burn patients

Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 199-205

  Sahib, Ahmed Salih ^a   Al Jawad, F H ^b   Alkaisy, A A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^b Al Nahrain University College of Medicine   (Iraq)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DIYALA   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Burn; Mortality; Oxidative stress; Wound healing; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952152607     PISSN: 11211539     EISSN: 15929566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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