Diagnosis and management of cat-scratch disease in primary care

Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages

  Busen, Nancy H ^a,b   Scarborough, Tammey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c Sadler Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease; Education; Lymphadenitis; Medicine; Nursing; Nursing school; Patient care; Surgery; Zoonotic

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144431621     PISSN: 15236064     EISSN: 15236064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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