International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 9 , Pages 605-617 , September 2009

Advancing nursing documentation—An intervention study using patients with leg ulcer as an example

  • Eva Törnvall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Linköping, Campus Norköping, SE 60174 Norrköping, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 708 707724; fax: +46 11 125448.
    • ,
  • Lis Karin Wahren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Linköping, Campus Norköping, SE 60174 Norrköping, Sweden
    • ,
  • Susan Wilhelmsson

      Affiliations

    • R & D Department of Local Health Care, County Council of Östergötland, SE 58185 Linköping, Sweden
    • Tel.: +46 13 228511; fax: +46 13 228501.

Received 10 March 2008 ,Revised 19 October 2008 ,Accepted 7 April 2009.

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International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 9 , Pages 605-617 , September 2009

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