Health economic burden that wounds impose on the National Health Service in the UK
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Summary
Wounds impose a substantial health economic burden on the UK's NHS, comparable to that of managing obesity (£5.0 billion), and clinical and economic benefits could accrue from improved systems of care and an increased awareness of the impact that wounds impose on patients and the NHS.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2015-12-01
- Cited by
- 622
- References
- 30
- Access
- Open access
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Keywords
Medicine, Public health, Health services research, Epidemiology, Health economics
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