title: Nutrition and wound healing: what is the link?
abstract: Given the important role played by nutrients in wound healing, all patients with wounds should receive a nutritional assessment. Action must then be taken to address any deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tissue Viability, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*