Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 65-71 , April 2009

Pain Management and Wound Care

  • Kari Bechert, MPT

      Affiliations

    • ACCWS, Chicago, IL, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Steve E. Abraham, DPM

      Affiliations

    • ACCWS Board of Directors, New York, NY, USA

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1876-4983(08)00011-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcws.2008.12.001

Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 65-71 , April 2009