Nonshaved ventriculoperitoneal shunt in Thailand

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-149

  Ratanalert, Sanguansin ^a,b   Musikawat, Paphan ^a   Oearsakul, Thakul ^a   Saeheng, Sakchai ^a   Chowchuvech, Vorapong ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Infection; Shaved; Shunt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; CONGENITAL HYDROCEPHALUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR SHAVING; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCALP HAIR; SELF CONCEPT; SHUNT INFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THAILAND; HAIR; RISK FACTOR; SCALP; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIME;

HAIR; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SCALP; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 14744276364     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.03.024     Document Type: Article

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