Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 202-211 , December 2006

Wound Care After Peripheral Intravenous Extravasation: What Is the Evidence?

  • Robin Clifton-Koeppel, MS, RNC, CPNP

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondences to Robin Clifton-Koeppel, MS, RNC, CPNP, 101 The City Drive, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Bldg 1, Route 25, Orange, CA 92868.

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doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2006.10.001

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 202-211 , December 2006

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