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Enabling wound healing and preventing limb amputation: a cost–benefit case study of Hydro-Responsive Wound Dressings

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Enabling wound healing and preventing limb amputation: a cost–benefit case study of Hydro-Responsive Wound Dressings

Mark Rippon, Mary Cooke, Paul Chadwick, Samantha Haycocks, Sue Simm
1 November 2017

Diabetes is a significant healthcare challenge. The new diabetes prevalence model, produced by the Public Health England National Cardiovascular Intelligence Network, estimates the total number of adults with type 1 and 2 diabetes in England to be 3.8 million, approximately 90% of which are type 2, characterised by insulin resistance (McInnes, 2012; Public Health England, 2016). 

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