Wound Healing: A Review: II. Environmental Factors Affecting Wound Healing

1 June 1979

journal article
review article
Published by Wiley in The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology

Vol. 5 (6) , 477-481
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-4725.1979.tb00699.x

Abstract

A variety of factors, both intrinsic and extrinsic, may influence the healing of wounds. Some of these influences are environmental in nature and subject to advantageous manipulation by the practitioner. In this article, the role of humidity, temperature, infection and oxygen tension on the process of wound healing will be discussed.

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