The use of silver nitrate in wound management

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-48

  Moir, John ^a   Serra, M Paola ^a  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Difficult wound; Lower limb wounds; Management of complex wound; Silver nitrate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866150656     PISSN: 2239253X     EISSN: 2239253X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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