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Original Article

Leg and foot ulcer patients: Epidemiology and nursing care in an urban population in South Stockholm, Sweden

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Pages 238-243 | Received 01 Apr 1995, Accepted 01 Apr 1996, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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