Wound cleaning and wound healing: A concise review

Advances in Skin and Wound Care

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 160-163

  Wilkins, Robert G ^a   Unverdorben, Martin ^b  

^a Health Care Consulting   (United States)

^b B Braun Medical Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Bioburden; Wound care; Wound cleansing; Wound irrigation

Indexed keywords

TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INJURY; NURSING; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84876262643     PISSN: 15277941     EISSN: 15388654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000428861.26671.41     Document Type: Review

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