Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 329-337 , December 2008

Supporting families through discharge from PICU to the ward: The development and evaluation of a discharge information brochure for families

  • Sophie Linton

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  • Chelsea Grant

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  • Juliet Pellegrini

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,Accepted 15 June 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2008.06.002

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 6 , Pages 329-337 , December 2008

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