Journal of Tissue Viability
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 30-33 , February 2008

Heel pressure ulcers on the increase? Epidemiological change or ineffective prevention strategies?

  • Sylvie Meaume

      Affiliations

    • Dermatology and Gerontology, Charles Foix Hospital, Ivry sur Seine, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 149 594 504.
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  • Nathalie Faucher

      Affiliations

    • Bichat Hospital, Paris, France

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☆ No funding or commercial collaboration was involved in this study.

PII: S0268-0009(07)00006-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtv.2007.09.010

Journal of Tissue Viability
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 30-33 , February 2008

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