title: Coping with stoma care in the community.
abstract: On average, each GP looks after only five or six patients with a stoma and has little scope for developing expertise in stoma management. Stoma care nurses can provide an improved service for patients, and may also keep prescribing costs down.
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Elcoat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003125:Colostomy / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D006113:United Kingdom