The palliative management of fungating malignant wounds - Generalising from multiple-case study data using a system of reasoning

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 533-545

  Grocott, Patricia ^a   Cowley, Sarah ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case study; Fungating malignant wounds; Generalisation; System of reasoning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EXUDATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KNOWLEDGE; LOGIC; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; NECROSIS; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN CARE; SKIN TUMOR; SKIN ULCER; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS CANCER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BANDAGES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LOGIC; NECROSIS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SKIN CARE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035488888     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(00)00098-5     Document Type: Article

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