Wound management in patients with advanced illness

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-79

  Maida, Vincent ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c William Osler Health System   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced illness; TSAS W; Wound maintenance; Wound management; Wound palliation

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; WOUND HEALING;

HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84877999651     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e32835c48e5     Document Type: Review

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