Treating leg ulcers

Emergency Nurse

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 24-27

  Hoyle Vaughan, Gillian ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BANDAGE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; REVIEW; SKIN CARE; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BANDAGES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKIN CARE; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33750577389     PISSN: 13545752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/en2006.09.14.5.24.c4210     Document Type: Article

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