A regional survey of chest drains: Evidence-based practice?

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 886, 1999, Pages 471-474

  Tang, Augustine ^a,c   Hooper, Timothy ^a   Hasan, Ragheb ^b  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chest drains; Clinical audit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0032802922     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.75.886.471     Document Type: Article

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