A creative alternative for providing constant observation on an acute-brain-injury unit

Rehabilitation Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-16

  Bailey, Marci ^a   Amato, Shelly ^a   Mouhlas, Christopher ^a  

^a MetroHealth Rehabilitation Institute of Ohio ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Constant observation

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EID: 58649083489     PISSN: 02784807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2048-7940.2009.tb00242.x     Document Type: Article

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