Communicating information to families of polytrauma patients: A narrative literature review

Rehabilitation Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 206-214

  Friedemann Sánchez, Greta ^a,b   Griffin, Joan M ^b,c   Rettmann, Nancy A ^b   Rittman, Maude ^d,e   Partin, Melissa R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Information; Literature review; Polytrauma; Veterans

Indexed keywords

EID: 51449098777     PISSN: 02784807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2048-7940.2008.tb00229.x     Document Type: Review

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