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Clinical history of venous leg ulcers: a retrospective analysis of 352 cases

Paulina Mościcka
1, 2
,
Katarzyna Cierzniakowska
1, 3
,
Justyna Cwajda-Białasik
1, 2
,
Tomasz Zieliński
4
,
Arkadiusz Jawień
5
,
Maria Teresa Szewczyk
1, 2

  1. Department of Perioperative Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
  2. Outpatient Clinic for Chronic Wound Management, University Hospital No. 1, Bydgoszcz, Poland
  3. Department of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, University Hospital No. 2, Bydgoszcz, Poland
  4. Centre for Statistical Analysis, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
  5. Department of Vascular Surgery and Angiology, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
Adv Dermatol Allergol
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2025.158823
Online publish date: 2026/01/26
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