Geriatric Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 302-303 , September 2005

Gerontologic Nurse Practitioner Care Guidelines: Dry Eyes

  • Ann Schmidt Luggen, PhD, GNP

      Affiliations

    • ANN SCHMIDT LUGGEN, PhD, GNP, is a professor at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, and a geriatric nurse practitioner at Evercare. She serves as NCGNP section editor for Geriatric Nursing.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2005.08.013

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 5 , Pages 302-303 , September 2005