Ultraviolet-c irradiation in the management of pressure ulcers in people with spinal cord injury: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 650-659

  Nussbaum, Ethne L ^a,b,c   Flett, Heather ^b   Hitzig, Sander L ^b,e   McGillivray, Colleen ^b,d   Leber, Diane ^b   Morris, Helen ^b   Jing, Fang ^f  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f JSQ Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Physical therapy modalities; Rehabilitation; Skin ulcer

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; ULCER HEALING; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875453488     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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