Interventions to enhance patient compliance with leg ulcer treatment: A review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-39

  Van Hecke, Ann ^a,b   Grypdonck, Maria ^a   Defloor, Tom ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adherence; Compliance; Compliance enhancing interventions; Leg ulcer; Nursing; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BANDAGE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEG ULCER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW;

BANDAGES; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 36949027524     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01863.x     Document Type: Review

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