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Review
. 2008 May;21(5):227-36; quiz 237-8.
doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000305440.62402.43.

Smoking-the bane of wound healing: biomedical interventions and social influences

Chulhyun Ahn  1 , Peter Mulligan, Richard Sal Salcido
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Review

Smoking-the bane of wound healing: biomedical interventions and social influences

Chulhyun Ahn et al. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2008 May.

Abstract

Purpose: To provide wound care practitioners with information about the effects of smoking on wound healing.

Target audience: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in wound care.

Objectives: After reading this article and taking this test, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe the physiologic relationship between smoking and wound healing. 2. Discuss the phenomenon of smoking addiction and both pharmacologic and behavioral approaches to smoking cessation.

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