Negative pressure wound therapy: A study on patient perspectives

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Bolas, Niamh ^a   Holloway, Samantha ^b  

^a SLIGO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Negative pressure wound therapy; Patient experience; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84859508501     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2012.17.sup3.s30     Document Type: Article

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