title: Community clinics for leg ulcers: Critique II.
abstract: Since its publication, this paper has been referred to frequently. It has formed the basis for the setting up of leg ulcer clinics in the community, the principles of patient assessment, and the use of four-layer bandages as the first-line treatment for patients with venous and mixed disease. The figure most frequently quoted is 69% healing at 12 weeks and 83% at 24 weeks. This study also contains a great deal of other valuable information.
authors.affiliation: Director of nursing research, Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bale