Do all foam dressings have the same efficacy in the treatment of chronic wounds?

Wounds UK

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-67

  Bianchi, Janice ^a   Gray, David ^b   Timmons, John ^b   Meaume, Sylvie ^b  

^a NHS Grampian ^*

^b HÔPITAL ROTHSCHILD   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic wounds; Exudate; Foam dressings

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC WOUND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DECUBITUS; FOAM DRESSING; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND FLUID; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79955489684     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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