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Susan
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Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK. smo4@york.ac.uk
D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003116:Color; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D015588:Observer Variation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*