The implications of Ogilvie's syndrome for midwives and gastrointestinal nurses

Gastrointestinal Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 24-31

  Smith, Greame D ^a   Mander, Rosemary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal nurses; Intestinal pseudo obstruction; Maternal death; Midwives; Ogilvie's syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846327897     PISSN: 14795248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/gasn.2006.4.10.22553     Document Type: Review

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