Overcoming the challenge of overgranulation

Wounds UK

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-49

  McGrath, Alison ^a  

^a North Yorkshire and York PCT ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healing; Hypergranulation; Overgranulation; Topical steroid

Indexed keywords

CADEXOMER IODINE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUDROXYCORTIDE; POVIDONE IODINE; SILVER; STEROID;

GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; OVERGRANULATION; REVIEW; SKIN FIBROBLAST; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND CARE; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 79955489685     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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