The Canadian Bandaging Trial: Evidence-informed leg ulcer care and the effectiveness of two compression technologies

BMC Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Harrison, Margaret B ^a   VanDenKerkhof, Elizabeth G ^a   Hopman, Wilma M ^a,b   Graham, Ian D ^c,d   Carley, Meg E ^a   Nelson, E A ^e  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80053911338     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6955-10-20     Document Type: Article

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