Maggot Debridement Therapy for Chronic Wounds

The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 129-134

  Church, J C T ^a   Courtenay, M ^b  

^a Bourne End ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chronic wounds; debridement; maggots

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993736046     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734602001002008     Document Type: Article

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