Holistic assessment of pain and chronic wounds

Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Benbow, Maureen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Assessment; Pain mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745502862     PISSN: 02634465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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