Pet ownership in immunocompromised children-A review of the literature and survey of existing guidelines

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-127

  Hemsworth, S ^a   Pizer, B ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animals; Animals domestic; Disease; Immunocompromised host; Risk; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIRST AID; HUMAN; HYGIENE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION CONTROL; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; OBJECT RELATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARASITOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; ZOONOSIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BITES AND STINGS; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FIRST AID; HUMANS; HYGIENE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFECTION CONTROL; MASS SCREENING; OWNERSHIP; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 33645907211     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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