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Different types of measurements are used in the research studies in wound healing primarily RCTs. Some of the most important measures in wound healing research: outcomes/endpoints.
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Gottrup, F., Apelqvist, J., Price, P. (2012). Research Studies in Wound Healing: The Role of Outcomes/Endpoints for the Evidence in RCTs. In: Mani, R., Romanelli, M., Shukla, V. (eds) Measurements in Wound Healing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2987-5_17
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