Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 42-45 , June 2005

Building a successful support group for post-amputation patients

  • Karen Marzen-Groller, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Karen Marzen-Groller, MSN, RN, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, Cedar Crest and I-78, PO Box 689, Allentown, PA 18105-1556.
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  • Kimberly Bartman, RN, BSN, CVN

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 This article is based on a concurrent session presentation at the Annual Society for Vascular Nursing Conference held in Cincinnati, OH, April 2005.

PII: S1062-0303(05)00059-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2005.04.002

Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 42-45 , June 2005

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