Clinical evaluation of honey-based products for lower extremity wounds in a home care setting

Wounds UK

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 46-53

  Kegels, Filip ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Home care nursing; Honey based products; Lower exremity wounds; Retrospective study

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CALENDULA EXTRACT; FUSIDIC ACID; HONEY DERIVATIVE; L-MESITRAN OINTMENT; L-MESITRAN SOFT; LANOLIN; MACROGOL; MEDILAN; POVIDONE IODINE; RETINOL; SUNFLOWER OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT; ZINC OXIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOME CARE; HONEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEG DISEASE; MALE; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN INJURY; SKIN ULCER; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79961049707     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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