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manuka: Manuka honey and wound healing

Description

The pH and wound size of wounds before and after treatment with Manuka honey

Usage

data(manuka)

Arguments

Format

A data frame containing 20 observations (from 17 patients) with the following 6 variables.

Aetiology

the aetiology of the wound; one of V (venous), A (arterial), M (mixed) or P (pressure ulcer)

Duration

the duration of the wound; units not given

Size0

the initial wound size, in square centimetres

pH0

the initial wound pH

Size2

the wound size after 2 weeks, in square centimetres

pH2

the wound pH after 2 weeks

Details

The data give the pH and wound size for 20 lower-leg wounds on 17 patients, giving 20 observations on 6 variables. The Duration is never explained or used.

The article Gethin et al. (2008) is subject to a retraction notice.

References

Gethin, G. T., Cowman, S., and Conroy, R. M. (2008) The impact of Manuka honey dressings on the surface pH of chronic wounds. International Wound Journal, 5(2):185--194.

International Wound Journal (2014), Retraction. 11: 342. doi:10.1111/iwj.12275

Examples

Run this code
   data(manuka)
   summary(manuka)

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