How to measure success in treating chronic leg ulcers

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7702, 2009, Pages 1021-

  Grey, Joseph E ^a   Leaper, David ^a   Harding, Keith ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC WOUND; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; LEG ULCER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649086064     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b1434     Document Type: Editorial

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