Skin substitutes for treating chronic wounds

BACKGROUND: Normal healthy skin provides a protective barrier against microbes, water loss, and ultraviolet light damage; helps with thermoregulation; and provides tactile sensations. Wounds are disruptions of the skin's structural and functional integrity and normally transition through distin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Snyder, David L., Sullivan, Nancy (Author), Margolis, D. (Author), Schoelles, Karen M. (Author)
Corporate Authors: ECRI Institute-Penn Medicine Evidence-based Practice Center, United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Technology Assessment Program (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rockville, MD Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2020, February 2, 2020
Series:Technology assessment
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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