Chronic wound repair and healing in older adults: Current status and future research

J. Gould, Lisa; Abadir, Peter; Brem, Harold; J. Carter, Marissa; Conner‐Kerr, Teresa; Davidson, Jeff; A. DiPietro, Luisa; Falanga, Vincent; E. Fife, Caroline; E. Gardner, Sue; A. Grice, Elizabeth; W. Harmon, John; R. Hazzard, William; P. High, Kevin; E. Houghton, Pamela; Jacobson, Nasreen; S. Kirsner, Robert; J. Kovacs, Elizabeth; J. Margolis, David; McFarland Horne, Frances; J. Reed, May; H. Sullivan, Dennis; R. Thom, Stephen; Tomic‐Canic, Marjana; Walston, Jeremy; D. Whitney, JoAnne; Williams, John; J. Zieman, Susan; E. Schmader, Kenneth

doi:10.1111/wrr.12245

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Chronic wound repair and healing in older adults: Current status and future research

Published in Wound Repair and Regeneration • Dec 9, 2014

Authors:

Lisa J. Gould

Peter Abadir

Harold Brem

Abstract

The incidence of chronic wounds is increased among older adults, and the impact of chronic wounds on quality of life is particularly profound in this population. It is well established that wound healing slows with age. However, the basic biology underlying chronic wounds and the influence of age-as...

Subject

Wound healing

Medicine

Intensive care medicine

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