Development of a content-validated venous ulcer guideline

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 32-48

  Bolton, Laura ^a   Corbett, Lisa ^b   Bernato, Laurie ^b   Dotson, Peggy ^b   Laraus, Scott ^b   Merkle, Diane ^b   Patterson, Gregory ^b   Phillips, Tania ^b   McNees, Patrick ^b   Riedesel, Peggy Porter ^b   Sheehan, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; VARICOSIS;

ALGORITHMS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 34047112984     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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