Critical elements to building an effective wound care center

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1703-1709

  Kim, Paul J ^a   Evans, Karen K ^a   Steinberg, John S ^a   Pollard, Mark E ^a   Attinger, Christopher E ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MODEL; MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TEAMWORK; VASCULAR SURGERY; WOUND; WOUND CARE; WOUND CARE CENTER; CHRONIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; SKIN ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SKIN ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880832679     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.11.112     Document Type: Article

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