The wound dressing supply chain within England's National Health Service: Unravelling the context for users

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-61

  Browne, Natasha ^a   Grocott, Patricia ^a   Cowley, Sarah ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Supply chain; Wound dressings

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; POLICY; PURCHASING; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0842263625     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.2003.00436.x     Document Type: Review

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