The cost of venous leg ulcers in a Singapore tertiary hospital: an explorative study.
Background Venous leg ulcers (VLU) are chronic wounds that cause significant socioeconomic burdens on individuals and healthcare systems, yet data on this in the Singapore setting is sparse. Thus, this study aimed to describe the frequency of outpatient and inpatient visits for patients with VLU and...
| Publicado en: | Wound Practice & Research Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 75 - 82 |
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Cambridge Publishing
Jun2022
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