Revisiting im injections

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 60-61

  Zimmermann, Polly Gerber ^a  

^a Truman College Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PALPATION; PATIENT POSITIONING;

FEMUR; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PALPATION; PATIENT POSITIONING;

EID: 76449084393     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000368058.72729.c6     Document Type: Article

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