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. 1995 Dec;4(4):289–297. doi: 10.1136/qshc.4.4.289

Preventing and treating pressure sores.

N Cullum 1, J J Deeks 1, A W Fletcher 1, T A Sheldon 1, F Song 1
PMCID: PMC1055341  PMID: 10156400

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