Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 551-552 , November 2009

Patient Rights and Emergency Medicine

  • Joy Dougherty, RN, BSN
    • ,
  • Joan M. Kiel, PhD, CHPS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationFor correspondence, write: Joan M. Kiel, PhD, CHPS, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15282

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 Section Editor: Susan McDaniel Hohenhaus, MA, RN, FAEN

 Submissions to this column are encouraged and may be sent toSusan McDaniel Hohenhaus, MA, RN, FAENshohenha@ptd.net

PII: S0099-1767(09)00309-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2009.07.004

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 551-552 , November 2009

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