Pressure ulcers: closing the gap between evidence and implementation.
The article focuses on the ongoing challenges in preventing and managing pressure ulcers (PUs) in healthcare settings, despite extensive knowledge about their causes and burden. It highlights issues with inconsistent and non-standardized data on PU incidence and prevalence, which hinder effective co...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Wound Care Vol. 35; no. 6; pp. 463 - 465 |
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| Formato: | editorial Journal Article |
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Mark Allen Holdings Limited
Jun2026
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