Prevention of postsplenectomy sepsis: How much do patients know?

Hematology Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 357-359

  Hegarty, Paul K ^a,b   Tan, Benjamin ^a   O'Sullivan, Ronan ^a   Cronin, Cornelius C ^a   Brady, Michael P ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Prevention; Sepsis; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION CONTROL; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SPLENECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFECTION CONTROL; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0034584412     PISSN: 14664860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.thj.6200056     Document Type: Article

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