The prevalence, management and outcome for patients with lower limb ulceration identified in a wound care survey within one English health care district

Journal of Tissue Viability

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-19

  Vowden, Kathryn R ^a   Vowden, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Care provision and treatment; Diabetic; Leg ulcer; Prevalence; Venous

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; DISEASE DURATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEUROPATHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; BANDAGES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 67049137957     PISSN: 0965206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtv.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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