External fixation: Part 2

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 26-32

  Sims, Melanie ^a   Bennett, Nicki ^a   Broadley, Lynda ^a   Harris, Barbara ^b   Hartley, Jeanne ^b   Lake, Sue ^c   Pagdin, Jonathan ^d  

^a Northern General Hospital NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b Ashford and St Peters NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034134645     PISSN: 13613111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/joon.2000.0049     Document Type: Article

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