Phototherapy for treating pressure ulcers

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Chen, Chiehfeng ^a,b,c   Hou, Wen Hsuan ^c   Chan, Edwin S Y ^d   Yeh, Mei Ling ^e   Lo, Heng Lien Daniel ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d SINGAPORE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^e NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EVENT; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SHAM PROCEDURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; ULCER HEALING; ULTRAVIOLET MICROSCOPY; META ANALYSIS; PRESSURE ULCER; PROCEDURES; TIME; WOUND HEALING;

HUMANS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRESSURE ULCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84922394006     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009224.pub2     Document Type: Review

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