Development of a best evidence statement for the use of pressure therapy for management of hypertrophic scarring

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 255-264

  Sharp, Patricia A ^a   Pan, Brian ^a   Yakuboff, Kevin P ^b   Rothchild, Dawn ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; ERYTHEMA; ESTHETICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; MATURATION; MEDLINE; PLIABILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE THERAPY; RANGE OF MOTION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; THICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BURN; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; PRESSURE; WOUND HEALING;

BURNS; CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; ERYTHEMA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRESSURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84978176837     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000253     Document Type: Article

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