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Making sense of the venous leg ulcer debate: a literature review
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Making sense of the venous leg ulcer debate: a literature review

Matthew John Leach
Journal of Wound Care, Vol.13(2), pp.52-56
2004
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2004.13.2.26575
PMID: 14999989
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Abstract

Fibrin - physiology Bandages Humans Varicose Ulcer - therapy Skin Care - methods Nitric Oxide - physiology Treatment Outcome Clinical Trials as Topic Skin Care - nursing Varicose Ulcer - diagnosis Leukocytes - physiology Wound Healing Varicose Ulcer - epidemiology Disease Progression Varicose Ulcer - etiology Vascular Surgical Procedures - methods Skin Care - instrumentation Causality Chronic Disease
Venous leg ulcers cause patients much distress. Treating them is expensive, with many hidden costs. As understanding of the causes and development of this condition improves, debate over the best treatments or treatment combinations is growing.

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