Exploring the concept of a team approach to wound care: Managing wounds as a team

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 23, Issue , 2014, Pages S1-S38

  Moore, Zena ^a   Butcher, Gillian ^b   Corbett, Lisa Q ^c   McGuiness, William ^d   Snyder, Robert J ^e   Van Acker, Kristien ^f  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Hospital H Familie   (Belgium)

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EID: 84987762633     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2014.23.Sup5b.S1     Document Type: Article

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