title: Chronic wounds and their management and prevention is a significiant public health issue.
authors.forename: Kerth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harding
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Queen
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D011322:Primary Prevention; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D017592:Skin Care / Q000639:trends; D013038:Specialization; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*