Honey and Sugar as a Dressing for Wounds and Ulcers

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-

  Tovey, Frank ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUGAR; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BURN; EDITORIAL; HONEY; HUMAN; PH; ULCER; WOUND DRESSING;

BANDAGES; CARBOHYDRATES; GLYCEROL; HONEY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OINTMENTS; SKIN CARE; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84930723259     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550003000101     Document Type: Editorial

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