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  1. Centre de l’Arche, Le Mans, France

    Denis Colin MD, PhD

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Marco Romanelli MD, PhD

  2. Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK

    Michael Clark PhD

  3. Clinical Faculty, Oxford Medical School, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    George Cherry D.Phil (Oxon)

  4. Centre de l’Arche, Le Mans, France

    Denis Colin MD, PhD

  5. Nursing Science, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

    Tom Defloor RN, PhD

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Colin, D. (2006). Developing a Research Agenda. In: Romanelli, M., Clark, M., Cherry, G., Colin, D., Defloor, T. (eds) Science and Practice of Pressure Ulcer Management. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-134-2_19

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