Body piercing: A patient safety issue

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 4-10

  Marenzi, Bettina ^a,b,c  

^a PALMERSTON NORTH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Natl Comm Perioperative N   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EGO; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FOREIGN BODY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; PUNCTURE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SKIN CARE; UNITED STATES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 1042266327     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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