Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 109-113 , December 2009

Why “Wet to Dry”?

  • Cynthia A. Fleck, BSN, MBA, RN, ET/WOCN, CWS, DNC, CFCN, FACCWS

      Affiliations

    • Past president and chairman of the board of directors of the American Academy of Wound Management (AAWM), member of the board of directors of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC), and vice president, Clinical Marketing for Medline Advanced Skin and Wound Care
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcws.2009.09.003

Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 109-113 , December 2009

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