Honey-based therapy for paediatric burns and dermal trauma compared to standard hospital protocol

Wounds UK

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-40

  Smaropoulos, Eleftherios ^a   Romeos, Spyridon ^a   Dimitriadou, Chrissavgi ^a  

^a Aristotle University and Hippokration General Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Burns; Honey based products; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FUSIDATE SODIUM; FUSIDIC ACID; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HONEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OINTMENT; OUTPATIENT; PARENT; SKIN INJURY; SKIN NECROSIS; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79955496102     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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