Improving wound care outcomes in the home setting

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 349-355

  Sturkey, Elaine Norman ^a,b   Linker, Sandra ^a   Keith, Debbie Davis ^a   Comeau, Elaine ^a  

^a St Joseph Hospital   (United States)

^b St Joseph Home Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection control; Patient outcomes; Performance improvement; Wound care

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444573164     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200510000-00011     Document Type: Article

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