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Advocacy in wound management: myth or reality?

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Advocacy in wound management: myth or reality?

Ellie Lindsay
1 November 2017

Leg ulcer management presents several challenges to the global health economy. Leg ulceration has been referred to as “the hidden epidemic”. This phrase has a double meaning, as many older people with this condition are hidden away, isolated, depressed and attempting unsuccessfully to self-care. 

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