Smoking, chronic wound healing, and implications for evidence-based practice

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 415-423

  McDaniel, Jodi C ^a   Browning, Kristine K ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic wound healing; Evidence based practice; Smoking; Tobacco dependence treatment

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; PRESSURE ULCER; PROCEDURES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRESSURE ULCER; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84937837285     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000057     Document Type: Article

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