Management of patients with venous leg ulcers: Challenges and current best practice

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Management of patients with venous leg ulcers: Challenges and current best practice

It is well documented that the prevalence of venous leg ulcers (VLUs) is increasing, coinciding with an ageing population. Accurate global prevalence of VLUs is difficult to estimate due to the range of methodologies used in studies and accuracy of reporting. Venous ulceration is the most common typ...

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Main Authors:	Franks, P., Barker, J., Collier, M., Gethin, G., Haesler, Emily, Jawien, A., Laeuchli, S., Mosti, G., Probst, S., Weller, C.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Mark Allen Publishing Ltd. 2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7345

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