A systematic review and meta-analysis of dressings used for wound healing: The efficiency of honey compared to silver on burns

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 51, Issue 2-3, 2015, Pages 121-134

  Lindberg, Terese ^a   Andersson, Oscar ^a   Palm, Molina ^a   Fagerström, Cecilia ^a  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibacterial dressing; Burns; Honey; Silver; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

SILVER;

HONEY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; WOUND HEALING;

HONEY; HUMANS; SILVER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84973483322     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10376178.2016.1171727     Document Type: Review

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