Leg ulcers: A cross-sectional survey of management practices and treatment costs in Ireland

Phlebology

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 98-102

  O'Brien, J F ^a   Clarke Moloney, M ^a   Grace, P A ^b   Perry, I J ^b   Burke, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cost; Leg ulcers; Management practices; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CALCIUM ALGINATE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE; COMFEEL; DUODERM; FUSIDATE SODIUM; GRAPESEED OIL; INADINE; IODINE DERIVATIVE; JELONET; METRONIDAZOLE; OPSITE; PARAFFIN; POLYURETHAN; POVIDONE IODINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUDOCREAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNICEPT; VALNOCTAMIDE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; DISEASE DURATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID; IRELAND; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; OINTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0036969121     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02638600     Document Type: Article

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