Nutrition and wound healing: what is the link?
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.
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Department of Tissue Viability, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK.
Cooper
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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*