Use of autologous platelet gel for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers;Uso del gel di piastrine autologo per la cura delle ulcere del piede diabetico

Giornale Italiano di Diabetologia e Metabolismo

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 103-105

  Saldalamacchia, G ^a   Lapice, E ^a   Cuomo, V ^a   De Feo, M E ^b   D'Agostino, E ^a   Rivellese, A A ^a   Riccardi, G ^a   Vaccaro, Olga ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Dipto di Med Clin e Sperimentale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetic ulcers; Platelet gel

Indexed keywords

AUTOLOGOUS PLATELET GEL; BLOOD EXTRACT; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SAFETY; FOOT ULCER; GEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ULCER HEALING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 8544257040     PISSN: 15936104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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