Developing Evidence-Based Algorithms for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Adults with Acute and Chronic Wounds: Literature and Expert-based Face Validation Results

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Janice M. Beitz, PhD, RN, CS, CNOR, CWOCN, CRNP; and Lia van Rijswijk, MSN, RN, CWCN

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