Starting and maintaining a hospitalobased ostomy support group

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 393-396

  Cross, Heidi Huddleston ^a   Hottenstein, Patricia ^a  

^a CROUSE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SELF HELP; STOMA;

HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; OSTOMY; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 77954979756     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e3181e45794     Document Type: Article

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