When a leg ulcer becomes chronic : a phenomenological study of the older adult’s experience of living with a chronic venous leg ulcer

Chronic venous insufficiency has been recognized as one of the most common health problems experienced by the older adult. Unfortunately, an all too frequent complication of this circulatory disorder is the development of a venous leg ulcer. Chronic venous leg ulcers can have a negative impact on th...

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Main Author: Liebelt, Kathleen S.
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2117