Diabetic foot ulcers: treatment overview and cost considerations.

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Journal of Wound CareVol. 30, No. 10 Guest EditorialDiabetic foot ulcers: treatment overview and cost considerationsZena Moore, Pinar Avsar, Pauline Wilson, Maisoon Mairghani, Tom O'Connor, Linda Nugent, Declan PattonZena MooreProfessor of Nursing, Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery and Director of the Skin Wounds and Trauma Research Centre. RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin; Adjunct Professor, Fakeeh College of Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Australia; Professor, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium; Honorary Professor, Lida Institute, Shanghai, China; Visiting Professor, University of Wales, Cardiff, UK; Adjunct Professor, Griffith University, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author, Pinar AvsarE-mail Address: [email protected]Senior Postdoctoral Fellow. Skin Wounds and Trauma Research Centre. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), University of Medicine and Health Sciences, DublinSearch for more papers by this author, Pauline WilsonSkin, Wounds and Trauma Research Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery. RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, DublinSearch for more papers by this author, Maisoon MairghaniSkin, Wounds and Trauma Research Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery. RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, DublinSearch for more papers by this author, Tom O'ConnorDirector of Academic Affairs and Deputy Head of School, School of Nursing and Midwifery and Lead Researcher, Skin Wounds and Trauma Research Centre, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin; Honorary Professor, Lida Institute, Shanghai, China; Adjunct Professor, Fakeeh College of Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Adjunct Professor, Griffith University, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author, Linda NugentLecturer and Programme Director, School of Nursing and Midwifery. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Fakeeh College of Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaSearch for more papers by this author, Declan PattonDirector of Nursing and Midwifery Research and Deputy Director of the Skin, Wounds and Trauma Research Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin; Adjunct Associate Professor, Fakeeh College of Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Honorary Senior Fellow, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Australia; Adjunct Professor, Griffith University, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorZena Moore; Pinar Avsar; Pauline Wilson; Maisoon Mairghani; Tom O'Connor; Linda Nugent; Declan PattonPublished Online:13 Oct 2021https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2021.30.10.786AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References 1 Aumiller WD, Dollahite HA. 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