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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Authors
Quinn, Edel Marie
Corrigan, Mark A
O'Mullane, John
Murphy, David
Lehane, Elaine A
Leahy-Warren, Patricia
Coffey, Alice
McCluskey, Patricia
Redmond, Henry Paul
Fulton, Greg J
Affiliation
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 ONE
Journal
PloS one
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http://hdl.handle.net/10147/323326
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0078786
PubMed ID
24265716
Abstract
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.
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Language
en
ISSN
1932-6203
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