Assessment of improvements in compliance with the guidelines on informed consent for the transfusion of blood derivatives in a general surgery department;Calidad del morir y de la muerte en una unidad de cuidados intensivos: Percepción de la enfermería

Enfermeria Clinica

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 172-

  Cabrera, Luciano Santana ^a   Sánchez Palacios, Manuel ^a   Guedes, Cristina Rodríguez ^a   Medina, Elena Hernández ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INSULAR DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

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EID: 45149112763     PISSN: 11308621     EISSN: 15792013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-8621(08)70723-X     Document Type: Letter

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