Leech therapy

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 36-42

  Yantis, Mary Ann ^a   O'Toole, Kandace Newsom ^b   Ring, Patricia ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEECH; LEECHING; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARE; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMALS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HIRUDO MEDICINALIS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LEECHING; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK FACTORS; SKIN CARE; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 64049119386     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000348601.01489.77     Document Type: Article

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