Strategy for the treatment of chronic leg wounds: A new model in Poland

International Angiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 550-556

  Rybak, Z ^a   Franks, P J ^b   Krasowski, G ^c   Kalemba, J ^d   Glinka, M ^d  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Centre for Research and Implementation of Clinical Practice   (United Kingdom)

^c OPOLE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^d Estmed Strzelce Opolskie ^*  (Poland)

Author keywords

Education; Leg; Varicose ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; POLAND; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LEG ULCER; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84875312671     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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