Abstract
Chronic wounds are a source of severe morbidity to patients.1 Wounds are also a notable burden on the healthcare system, with reported prevalence of 4.64% in the U.S. and an annual cost of over 25 billion dollars.2,3 Moreover, wounds are associated with >15% of all skin disease-related deaths4 and the 5 year mortality of some chronic wounds is greater than that of many cancers.5.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1252-1256 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2020 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Dermatology