Randomised clinical trial of ultrasound treatment for pressure ulcers

BMJ

Volumn 310, Issue 6986, 1995, Pages 1040-

  Riet, Gerben Ter ^a   Kessels, Alphons G H ^a   Knipschild, Paul ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULCER HEALING; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WOUND CARE; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PRESSURE ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 84970856367     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.310.6986.1040     Document Type: Article

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