Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 570-578 , December 1996

The treatment of minor burns in rural Alabama emergency departments

    RN, PhD
  • M. Gail Hill (assistant professor)

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    • , RN, MSN
  • Constance C. Bowen (visiting nurse)

      Affiliations

    • Coose Valley Baptist Medical Center's Home Care Services, Anniston, Alabama, USA

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Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 570-578 , December 1996

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