Journal of Tissue Viability
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 16-21 , February 2010

Clinical and economic consequences of discharge from hospital with on-going TNP therapy: A pilot study

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PII: S0965-206X(10)00004-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jtv.2010.01.002

Journal of Tissue Viability
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 16-21 , February 2010

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