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Cost-effective use of silver dressings for the treatment of hard-to-heal chronic venous leg ulcers

Cost-effective use of silver dressings for the treatment of hard-to-heal chronic venous leg ulcers

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Cost-effective use of silver dressings for the treatment of hard-to-heal chronic venous leg ulcers

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Full title

Cost-effective use of silver dressings for the treatment of hard-to-heal chronic venous leg ulcers

Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2014-06, Vol.9 (6), p.e100582-e100582

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

To estimate the cost-effectiveness of silver dressings using a health economic model based on time-to-wound-healing in hard-to-heal chronic venous leg ulcers (VLUs).
Chronic venous ulceration affects 1-3% of the adult population and typically has a protracted course of healing, resulting in considerable costs to the healthcare system. The pathog...

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Full title

Cost-effective use of silver dressings for the treatment of hard-to-heal chronic venous leg ulcers

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1537651481

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1537651481

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0100582

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