Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 106-108 , December 2009

The Roles of Physical Therapists in Wound Management: Part IV

  • Luther Kloth, MS, PT, CWS, FAPTA, FACCWS

      Affiliations

    • Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

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 Conflict of interest: The author reports no conflict of interest.

PII: S1876-4983(09)00124-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcws.2009.10.001

Journal of the American College of Certified Wound Specialists
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 106-108 , December 2009

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