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Wound Management

Chronic wound prevalence and the associated cost of treatment in Medicare beneficiaries: changes between 2014 and 2019

Marissa J. Cartera Strategic Solutions, Inc, Bozeman, MT, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2265-6639
ORCID Icon,
Joan DaVanzob Dobson DaVanzo & Associates LLC, Vienna, VA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Randall Haughtb Dobson DaVanzo & Associates LLC, Vienna, VA, USA
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Marcia Nusgartc Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Donna Cartwrightd Integra Lifesciences, Princeton, NJ, USA
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Caroline E. Fifee Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA;f The US Wound Registry, TX, USA
Pages 894-901 | Received 18 Apr 2023, Accepted 29 Jun 2023, Published online: 18 Jul 2023

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