@article{ref1,
title="An Indian community-based epidemiological study of wounds",
journal="Journal of wound care",
year="2004",
author="Gupta, N. and Gupta, S. K. and Shukla, V. K. and Singh, S. P.",
volume="13",
number="8",
pages="323-325",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To establish the prevalence of wounds in a community, with an emphasis on chronic lower extremity wounds, and to identify the various aetiological factors involved. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted to screen the population of two nearby communities (one urban and one rural) in India for wounds. This involved conducting a door-to-door survey between July 2001 and February 2003. RESULTS: The prevalence of wounds in the population studied (n = 6917) was 15.03 per 1000. The prevalences of acute and chronic wounds were 10.55 and 4.48 per 1000 of the population respectively. CONCLUSION:The most common site for both acute and chronic wounds was the lower extremity. In contrast to Western studies, the most common aetiology for a chronic lower extremity wound was an untreated acute traumatic wound. This in turn highlights the need to establish community-based wound-care teams in India.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0969-0700",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}