Review of new topical hemostatic dressings for combat casualty care

Military Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 497-514

  Bennett, Brad L ^a   Littlejohn, Lanny ^b  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; CHITOSAN; HEMOSTATIC AGENT;

BANDAGE; HUMAN; SOLDIER; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

BANDAGES; BIOPOLYMERS; CHITOSAN; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84926362549     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00199     Document Type: Review

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