A survey of registered nurses' activities in British orthopaedic pre-operative assessment clinics

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 30-36

  Lucas, Brian ^a   Sample, Val ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035242195     PISSN: 13613111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/joon.2000.0135     Document Type: Article

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