Chronic wounds: Why some heal and others don't? Psychosocial determinants of wound healing in older people

Hong Kong Journal of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 71-76

  Wong, I K Y ^a   Lee, D T F ^a  

^a Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chronic wound; Elderly; Psychosocial; Venous ulcer; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650938225     PISSN: 18147453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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