An exploratory study of Maltese patients' perceptions of their preparation for total joint replacement at the pre-admission clinic

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 194-203

  Aquilina, Reggie ^a   Baldacchino, Donia ^b  

^a MATER DEI HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Joint replacement; Patient perceptions; Pre admission clinics

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448978045     PISSN: 13613111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joon.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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