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Pressure sores have always been with us and remain so. The care and prevention of sores in spinal injuries have shown a dramatic improvement over the past decade while for other categories this cannot be said.
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McGregor, J. Pressure sores: a personal comment. Spinal Cord 30, 116–117 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1992.37
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1992.37