PRESSURE ULCER AMONG CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS: CRITICAL CARE NURSES' KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND PRACTICE
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عنوان ژورنال: Mansoura Nursing Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2735-413X
DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2016.149306