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Healthcare utilization and outcomes of spinal cord injured veterans with stage 3–4 pressure injuries

Dominique Van Beest1 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Shannon J. Koh2 Infectious Disease, Texas Health Resources, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Yi-Ting Tzen3 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Jijia Wang3 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Dindi Moore-Matthews4 Infectious Disease, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Jennifer S. Kargel5 Plastic Surgery, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas, USA;6 Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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James B. Cutrell7 Infectious Disease, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Roger J. Bedimo4 Infectious Disease, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas, USA;7 Infectious Disease, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Bridget R. Bennett1 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas, USA;3 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Wei-Han Tan1 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas, USA;3 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Pages 345-353 | Published online: 04 Apr 2022

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