Complications of Indwelling Urinary Catheter Care and Care Transitions: A Teachable Moment.

JAMA Intern Med

Clinical Programs, Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Birmingham, Alabama4Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama5Department of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, The University of Alabama at Birmi.

Published: June 2016

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