Basic Patient Care is based on the text of a correspondence course produced by the Academy of Health Sciences, United States Army Medical Department, San Antonio, Texas. This course is:

BASIC PATIENT CARE PROCEDURES
SUBCOURSE MD0556 EDITION 100

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Mike Hughey, MD

Editor