Using honey to heal diabetic foot ulcers.
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Practical considerations of using topical honey for neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers: a review.
CONTEXT It is increasingly important to identify and use low-cost effective dressings for treating diabetic foot ulcers as medical costs and rates of diabetes continue to rise. Honey is an inexpensive moist dressing with antibacterial and tissue-healing properties that has shown promise in the medical literature. Many clinicians are unfamiliar with its use, but patients with diabetic foot ulcer...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Advances in skin & wound care
دوره 21 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008