A retrospective study evaluating silver-impregnated dressings on cesarean wound healing

Advances in Skin and Wound Care

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 414-419

  Connery, Sheila A ^a   Downes, Katheryne L ^a   Young, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SILVER;

ADULT; BANDAGE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BANDAGES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILVER; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84866114021     PISSN: 15277941     EISSN: 15388654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000419407.37323.e8     Document Type: Review

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