Piercing and tattooing in patients with congenital heart disease: Patient and physician perspectives

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 160-162

  Cetta, Frank ^a   Graham, Lynn C ^a   Lichtenberg, Robert C ^a   Warnes, Carole A ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Antibiotics; Congenital heart disease; Ear piercing; Prophylaxis; Tattoo

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EAR LOBE; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; TATTOOING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUNCTURES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TATTOOING;

EID: 0033001093     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(98)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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