Psychological impact of the management of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 617-619

  Kennedy, Paul ^a   Hamilton, Lucy R ^a  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Isolation; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Psychological impact; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; WELLBEING;

EID: 0030865953     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100469     Document Type: Article

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