A practical guide to safe PICC placement

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2013, Pages

  Kelly, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications of PICC insertion; Patient safety; Peripherally inserted central catheters; Vascular access; Venous access

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876520984     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2013.22.sup5.s13     Document Type: Article

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