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There are now increasing numbers of patients who survive serious illness or the multiple pathology of disease in old age and who are very much at risk in the development of pressure sores. There is indeed a serious epidemic but it remains a silent one hidden under the sheets.
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Hibbs, P. (1990). The Economics of Pressure Sore Prevention. In: Bader, D.L. (eds) Pressure Sores - Clinical Practice and Scientific Approach. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10128-3_4
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