From first grade to first aid

Elements

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 207-211

  Williams, Lynda B ^a   Hillier, Stephen ^b,c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Drug delivery; Geophagy; Health; Kaolin; Wound dressing

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; DRUG DELIVERY; HEALTH; TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY; TISSUE;

ANTIBACTERIAL; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; FIRST AIDS; GEOPHAGY; HUMAN CELLS; HUMAN TISSUES; TRAUMATIC INJURY; WOUND DRESSINGS;

KAOLIN;

ANTIBIOTICS; DRUG; GEOPHAGY; HEALTH CARE; KAOLIN; MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84903765019     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.10.3.207     Document Type: Article

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