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| Title |
Honey as a topical treatment for wounds
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|---|---|
| Published by |
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd005083.pub3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jull, Andrew B, Walker, Natalie, Deshpande, Sohan |
| Abstract |
Honey is a viscous, supersaturated sugar solution derived from nectar gathered and modified by the honeybee, Apis mellifera. Honey has been used since ancient times as a remedy in wound care. Evidence from animal studies and some trials has suggested that honey may accelerate wound healing. |
Twitter Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 45 tweeters who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 9 | 20% |
| Australia | 3 | 7% |
| France | 2 | 4% |
| Italy | 2 | 4% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Argentina | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 22 | 49% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 37 | 82% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 16% |
| Scientists | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 192 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| Egypt | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 184 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 41 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 33 | 17% |
| Researcher | 18 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 15 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 38 | 20% |
| Unknown | 34 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 78 | 41% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 19 | 10% |
| Unknown | 41 | 21% |