Providing palliative care to seriously Ill patients with nonhealing wounds

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 277-282

  Letizia, Marijo ^a   Uebelhor, Jonathan ^a   Paddack, Elizabeth ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXUDATE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; ODOR; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HUMANS; ODORS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77952333576     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e3181d8c9f7     Document Type: Article

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