Patients' experiences of negative pressure wound therapy for the treatment of wounds: A review

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-39

  Upton, D ^a   Stephens, D ^b   Andrews, A ^b  

^a Institute of Health and Society   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Negative pressure wound therapy; Pain; Patients experiences; Quality of life; Stress; Wound

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874637859     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2013.22.1.34     Document Type: Review

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