Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Page 261 , July 2010

Do our patients understand?

  • Ashley Moore, RN, MSN, ANP-BC (Board of Director, American Association of Heart Failure Nurses)

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PII: S0147-9563(10)00212-8

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2010.05.057

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Page 261 , July 2010

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