Preventing heel ulceration

Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Ousey, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Friction forces financial implications; Pain; Quality of life pressure; Shear

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956261274     PISSN: 02634465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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