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An observational study protocol to explore loneliness and systemic inflammation in an older adult population with chronic venous leg ulcers

BACKGROUND: Chronic venous leg ulcers (CVLUs) are the most common type of lower extremity wound. Even when treated with evidenced-based care, 30–50% of CVLUs fail to heal. A specific gap exists about the association between psychosocial stressors, particularly loneliness, and biomarkers of inflammat...

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Autores principales: Kelechi, Teresa J., Muise-Helmericks, Robin C., Theeke, Laurie A., Cole, Steven W., Madisetti, Mohan, Mueller, Martina, Prentice, Margaret A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7877027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33568107
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02060-w