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doi: 10.7748/ns2007.06.21.41.51.c4633.
Nursing care and management of patients with pruritus
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- DOI: 10.7748/ns2007.06.21.41.51.c4633
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Nursing care and management of patients with pruritus
Nurs Stand.
2007 Jun.
Abstract
This article discusses common pruritic conditions. It emphasises the importance of good history taking and provides a description of the topical treatments and measures that can be used to alleviate the patient's symptoms.
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