Injection drug use and wound care

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 349-363

  Pieper, Barbara ^a,b   Hopper, John A ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ABSCESS; ANAMNESIS; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; DECISION MAKING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJECTION SITE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WOUND CARE;

ABSCESS; HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 19744362774     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2004.09.010     Document Type: Review

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