The aim of the study was to use state-wide health administrative data to assess the incidence,
temporal trends, and external cause of burn injury-related hospital admissions and …

The timely resolution of wound healing is critical for restoring the skin as a protective barrier.
The switch from a proinflammatory to a reparative microenvironment must be tightly …

This paper describes the properties of nanocrystalline silver products (Acticoat ™ ) and their
applications and examines available evidence supporting their use in wound management. …

Burn trauma ranges from the minor burn to the devastating injury, which can impact on all
aspects of a person's life, including their aesthetic appearance, relationships with others, …

A ‘vocabulary’is concerned primarily with communicating the meanings of terms and concepts
so that the reader may use those terms and concepts in his or her own everyday life and …

: Many techniques for management of hypertrophic scars and keloids have been proven
through extensive use, but few have been supported by prospective studies with adequate …

Practice guidelines (PGs) are recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of diseases and
injuries, and are designed to define optimal evaluation and management. The first PGs for …

Background Inadequate health literacy has been associated with poor management of long-term
health conditions and has been identified as a key social determinant of health …

Background The role of one's social network in the process of becoming health literate is
not well understood. We aim to explain the ‘distributed’ nature of health literacy and how …

Objective To establish whether an interactive booklet on respiratory tract infections in children
reduces reconsultation for the same illness episode, reduces antibiotic use, and affects …