Exploring patients' views on colonisation with meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

British Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 24-28

  Criddle, P ^a   Potter, J ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonisation; MRSA; Patient experience; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846381684     PISSN: 14690446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14690446060070020701     Document Type: Article

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