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Volume 51 - Issue 9 - September, 2005

Column

Guest Editorial
09/01/2005
    In most healthcare systems, the number of outpatient hospital visits continues to increase. At the University of Virginia Health System, we see nearly 600,000 outpatients each year in more than 100 clinic sites. Despite the fact that...
    In most healthcare systems, the number of outpatient hospital visits continues to increase. At the University of Virginia Health System, we see nearly 600,000 outpatients each year in more than 100 clinic sites. Despite the fact that...
    In most healthcare systems,...
09/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention
Column
09/01/2005
    Between one1 and two2 million Americans have either ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s Disease. Because of their mechanisms of action/effect, both are categorized as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Whatever the cause of the initial event,...
    Between one1 and two2 million Americans have either ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s Disease. Because of their mechanisms of action/effect, both are categorized as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Whatever the cause of the initial event,...
    Between one1 and two2...
09/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention

Feature

Empirical Studies
09/01/2005
    Venous ulcers are a significant health problem, affecting 2% of the population in Western countries.1 These ulcerations are disabling due to their chronicity, tendency to become infected, and associated pain. Often, patients are...
    Venous ulcers are a significant health problem, affecting 2% of the population in Western countries.1 These ulcerations are disabling due to their chronicity, tendency to become infected, and associated pain. Often, patients are...
    Venous ulcers are a...
09/01/2005
Wound Management & Prevention