Historical origins and current concepts of wound debridement

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 130-132

  Guthrie, H C ^a   Clasper, J C ^b,c  

^a Specialist Registrar Trauma and Orthopaedics   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Lancashire Teaching Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DEBRIDEMENT; EDITORIAL; HISTORY; HUMAN; INJURY; LIMB SALVAGE; METHODOLOGY; MILITARY MEDICINE; WAR;

DEBRIDEMENT; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LIMB SALVAGE; MILITARY MEDICINE; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80053323228     PISSN: 00358665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-157-02-01     Document Type: Editorial

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