Patients' views on topical negativepressure: 'Effective but smelly'

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 20 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Abbotts, Joanne ^a  

^a NHS Quality Improvement   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health technology assessment; Negative pressure wound therapy; Patient issues; Topical negative pressure

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649859335     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2010.19.sup10.79692     Document Type: Article

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