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Prashanth Gunanayagam

Registrar, Department of Vascular Surgery, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Considerations in wound care of patients living with dementia

While older people are generally at a higher risk of sustaining wounds, the Alzheimer's Society (2016) has identified further impediments to wound healing experienced by PLWD. These include:.

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