Surgical patients' information needs on discharge: Are they being met

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 229-234

  Henderson, Amanda ^a   Phillips, Sandy ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early discharge; Patient information; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039527011     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.1996.tb00057.x     Document Type: Article

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