Wound management for 287 patients with chronic leg ulcers demands 12 full-time nurses: Leg ulcer epidemiology and care in a well-defined population in southern Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 220-225

  Oien R F ^a   Hakansson, A ^a   Ovhed, I ^a   Hansen, B U ^a  

^a Lyckeby Health Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Leg and foot ulcers; Prevelence; Primary care; Workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; SWEDEN; ULCER HEALING; WORKLOAD; WOUND CARE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0034520857     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134300448788     Document Type: Article

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