Wound dressings: Principles and practice

Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 491-495

  Abdelrahman, Tarig ^a   Newton, Heather ^a  

^a ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Wound assessment; wound cost; wound dressing; wound healing

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CHARCOAL; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEBRIDEMENT; FOAM DRESSING; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; HYDROGEL DRESSING; MAGGOT THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTENT; WOUND; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 80053400855     PISSN: 02639319     EISSN: 18781764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpsur.2011.06.007     Document Type: Review

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