A review of why patients with leg ulcers do not adhere to treatment

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 337-349

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

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

(non )adherence; (non )compliance; (non )concordance; Determinants; Leg ulcer; Nursing; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

EXERCISE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTURE;

EID: 58349095042     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02575.x     Document Type: Review

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