An overview of community intravenous therapy in the United Kingdom

Journal of Vascular Access Devices

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 22-26

  Kayley, Jill ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGLUCERASE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC PAIN; COMMUNITY CARE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DEHYDRATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENTEROPATHY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FLUID THERAPY; FUNGUS; GAUCHER DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMOPHILIA A; HEMOPHILIA B; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MYCOSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NURSE ATTITUDE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0038487259     PISSN: 10830081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2309/108300803775307567     Document Type: Article

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