Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 9-13 , 2010

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

  • Jayesh Shah, MD, UHM, FACHM, CWS, FAPWCA, FCCWS

      Affiliations

    • South Texas Wound Associates, PA, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

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 Conflict of interest: The author reports no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1876-4983(10)00004-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcws.2010.04.001

Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 9-13 , 2010