Role of local application of autologous platelet-rich plasma in the management of pressure ulcers in spinal cord injury patients

Spinal Cord

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 809-816

  Singh, R ^a   Rohilla, R K ^a   Dhayal, R K ^a   Sen, R ^a   Sehgal, P K ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DECUBITUS; DETERIORATION; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PRESSURE ULCER SCALE FOR HEALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE ASSESSMENT; SKIN NECROSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SUPPURATION; SURFACE AREA; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 85027938193     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2014.144     Document Type: Article

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