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Burn contracture risk factors and measurement in low-middle income countries: A clinical perspective

RUTHANN FANSTONE, Tricia Price

Burns, Volume: 50, Issue: 2, Pages: 466 - 473

Swansea University Authors: RUTHANN FANSTONE, Tricia Price

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.burns.2023.09.007

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There is a lack of high-quality published evidence on risk factors for burn contracture formation. The vast majority of research is from High Income Countries (HICs), where many potential risk factors are controlled for by standardised and high-quality healthcare systems. To augment the published li...

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