Water-filtered infrared A for the treatment of chronic venous stasis ulcers of the lower legs at home: A randomized controlled blinded study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 541-551

  Schumann, H ^a,b   Calow, T ^a   Weckesser, S ^a   Muller M L ^a   Hoffmann, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Catholic University of Applied Sciences   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CHRONIC VENOUS STASIS ULCER; COMPRESSION THERAPY; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT; LOWER LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TISSUE PERFUSION; TREATMENT DURATION; ULCER; VENOUS STASIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WATER FILTERED INFRARED A RADIATION; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND FLUID; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOODLETTING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; WATER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 80052271188     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10410.x     Document Type: Article

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