Volume 56 - Issue 11 - November, 2010
11/01/2010
Chronic wounds affect 2.8 million patients in the US and the cost of advanced wound care products is expected to grow to $4.6 billion by 2011.1 This and the additional costs of loss of income and loss of employment are unbearable for the...
Chronic wounds affect 2.8 million patients in the US and the cost of advanced wound care products is expected to grow to $4.6 billion by 2011.1 This and the additional costs of loss of income and loss of employment are unbearable for the...
Chronic wounds affect 2.8...
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Wound Management & Prevention
PEARLS FOR PRACTICE
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Geriatric home health nurses care for a large number of elderly patients with gastrostomy tubes (G-tubes). The elderly patient who requires a G-tube typically has multiple medical problems and cannot obtain adequate nutrition. Nurses play a...
Geriatric home health nurses care for a large number of elderly patients with gastrostomy tubes (G-tubes). The elderly patient who requires a G-tube typically has multiple medical problems and cannot obtain adequate nutrition. Nurses play a...
Geriatric home health nurses...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Feature
Empirical Studies
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Abstract
The value of cost-effectiveness research in all areas of healthcare, including wound care, is increasing. The purpose of this narrative review is to discuss and critically examine economic analysis methods and determine how current...
Abstract
The value of cost-effectiveness research in all areas of healthcare, including wound care, is increasing. The purpose of this narrative review is to discuss and critically examine economic analysis methods and determine how current...
Abstract
The value of...
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Wound Management & Prevention
Column
Guest Editorial
11/01/2010
Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die. — Tom Clancy, author
Although learning is (or at least should be) a lifetime endeavor, many people reach the end of their formal school programs and breathe a sigh of relief,...
Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die. — Tom Clancy, author
Although learning is (or at least should be) a lifetime endeavor, many people reach the end of their formal school programs and breathe a sigh of relief,...
Life is about learning; when you...
11/01/2010
Wound Management & Prevention
