Use of cryotherapy for orthopaedic patients

Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 21-30

  McDowell, Jason H ^a   McFarland, Edward G ^b   Nalli, Betty Jermier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

CRYOTHERAPY; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0028512443     PISSN: 07446020     EISSN: 1542538X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006416-199409000-00006     Document Type: Article

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