International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 80-87 , April 2008

The pain experience and beliefs of Chinese patients who have sustained a traumatic limb fracture

  • Eliza Mi-Ling Wong, MN, MHA, RN, RM, RTN (Teaching Consultant)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing Studies, The University of Hong Kong, 4/F William MW Mong Building, 21 Sasoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +852 28102693; fax: +852 28726079.
    • ,
  • Sally Wai-Chi Chan, PhD, MSc, BSc, RN, RTN (Professor)

      Affiliations

    • The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK, Hong Kong

Received 9 October 2007 ,Revised 7 January 2008 ,Accepted 3 February 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2008.02.002

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 80-87 , April 2008

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