Quality of life and pressure ulcers

Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 14-18

  Benbow, Maureen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pressure ulceration quality of life cost to the nhs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949742836     PISSN: 02634465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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