Don't waste money when dressing leg ulcers

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1099-1100

  Sultan, M J ^a   McCollum, C ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LEG ISCHEMIA; LEG ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; ULCER HEALING; VEIN SURGERY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOUND DRESSING;

BANDAGES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 70350122067     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6801     Document Type: Editorial

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