Palliative management of fungating malignant wounds

Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages

  Grocott, Patricia ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impact of fungating wounds; Local wound management; Palliative management

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043061240     PISSN: 02634465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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