A review of the literature informing affordable, available wound management choices for rural areas of tropical developing countries

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 20-41

  Benskin, Linda L L ^a  

^a Clinical Research and Education Liaison for Ferris Mfg Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

affordable; developing countries; rural; village health workers; wounds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY; RURAL POPULATION; TROPIC CLIMATE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; RURAL POPULATION; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84885644759     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: 19432720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25270/owm.2013.10.2041     Document Type: Article

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