Collagen dressings in the management of partial thickness pediatric burns: Our experience
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Dressings for superficial and partial thickness burns.
BACKGROUND An acute burn wound is a complex and evolving injury. Extensive burns produce systemic consequences, in addition to local tissue damage. Treatment of partial thickness burn wounds is directed towards promoting healing and a wide variety of dressings are currently available. Improvements in technology and advances in understanding of wound healing have driven the development of new dr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Burns
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0971-653X
DOI: 10.4103/0971-653x.195525