Clinical unity and community empowerment: the use of smartphone technology to empower community management of chronic venous ulcers through the support of a tertiary unit.
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Quinn, Edel MarieCorrigan, Mark A
O'Mullane, John
Murphy, David
Lehane, Elaine A
Leahy-Warren, Patricia
Coffey, Alice
McCluskey, Patricia
Redmond, Henry Paul
Fulton, Greg J
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Department of Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.Issue Date
2013
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Clinical unity and community empowerment: the use of smartphone technology to empower community management of chronic venous ulcers through the support of a tertiary unit. 2013, 8 (11):e78786 PLoS ONEJournal
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10.1371/journal.pone.0078786PubMed ID
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Chronic ulcers affect roughly 60,000 Irish people, at a total cost of €600,000,000, or €10,000 per patient annually. By virtue of their chronicity, these ulcers also contribute a significant burden to tertiary outpatient vascular clinics.Item Type
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1932-6203ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.pone.0078786
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