Where is tissue viability in 2007?

Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-16

  Benbow, Maureen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Challenges; Health care quality; Tissue viability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846620639     PISSN: 02634465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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