Pain Management Nursing
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 93-108 , September 2006

Effects of a Quality Improvement Program in Acute Care Evaluated by Patients, Nurses, and Physicians

  • Elisabeth Hansson, RN, RNT, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Elisabeth Hansson, Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden.
    • ,
  • Bengt Fridlund, RNAN, RNT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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  • Inger Hallström, RSCN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    • The Vardal Institute, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

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 The Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, and Lund University Hospital provided financial support.

PII: S1524-9042(06)00085-3

doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2006.06.002

Pain Management Nursing
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 93-108 , September 2006

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