A pilot trial using topical regular crystalline insulin vs. aqueous zinc solution for uncomplicated cutaneous wound healing: Impact on quality of life

Wound Repair and Regeneration

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-57

  Attia, Enas A S ^a   Belal, Dina M I ^b   El Samahy, May H ^a   El Hamamsy, Manal H ^b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b African Union Organization St Abbassia   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN INSULIN; ZINC; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC WOUND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; WOUND HEALING; WOUND ON QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN; TRACE ELEMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; ZINC;

EID: 84891753819     PISSN: 10671927     EISSN: 1524475X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/wrr.12122     Document Type: Article

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