Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 9 , Pages 867-872 , September 2010

Specific nutritional support accelerates pressure ulcer healing and reduces wound care intensity in non-malnourished patients

  • R.D. van Anholt, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition, Danone Research, Centre for Specialised Nutrition, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-317-467800; fax: +31-317-466500.
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  • L. Sobotka, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gerontology and Metabolic Care, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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  • E.P. Meijer, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition, Danone Research, Centre for Specialised Nutrition, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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  • H. Heyman, R.N.

      Affiliations

    • Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW), Antwerp, Belgium
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  • H.W. Groen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • ZINN, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • E. Topinková, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatrics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General Faculty Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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  • M. van Leen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Avoord Zorg & Wonen, Etten-Leur, The Netherlands
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  • J.M.G.A. Schols, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • CAPHRI/Department General Practice (Nursing Home Medicine), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Received 5 February 2010 ,Accepted 19 May 2010.

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 The study was sponsored by Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition. R. D. van Anholt and E. P. Meijer are employees of Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition, which is part of Danone Research. J. M. G. A. Schols has received several (unrestricted) research grants from Nutricia.

PII: S0899-9007(10)00167-X

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2010.05.009

Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 9 , Pages 867-872 , September 2010

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