Postcesarean infection

Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 642-648

  Normand, Muriel Chabot ^a   Damato, Elizabeth G ^b  

^a Southern New Hampshire Medical Center   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS INFECTION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUERPERAL INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS INFECTION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MORBIDITY; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035513724     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2001.tb00011.x     Document Type: Article

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