Economic evaluation of a randomized controlled trial of ultrasound therapy for hard-to-heal venous leg ulcers

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1099-1106

  Chuang, L H ^a   Soares, M O ^a   Watson, J M ^a   Bland, J M ^a   Cullum, N ^a   Iglesias, C ^a   Kang'Ombe, A R ^a   Torgerson, D ^a   Nelson, E A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79959937821     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7501     Document Type: Article

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