title: Chronic skin ulcers.
abstract: A rapid rise in the treatment of chronic wounds in the United States has been linked to an ageing population and an increasing incidence of diabetes and obesity. In Australia, we also have an ageing population, and increases in the prevalence of obesity and in the management rate of type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Family Medicine Research Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Britt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D019468:Disease Management; D019456:Health Transition; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy