The challenge of practice development unit accreditation within an elective orthopaedic ward

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 170-

  Bates, Gillian ^a  

^a ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Orthopaedic; Practice development unit

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034367553     PISSN: 13613111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/joon.2000.0119     Document Type: Article

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