Audit of tetanus prevention knowledge and practices in accident and emergency departments in England

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 417-421

  Savage, Emma J ^a   Nash, Stephen ^b   McGuinness, Anne ^c   Crowcroft, Natasha S ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Princess Royal University Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WOUND CARE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TETANUS; TETANUS TOXOID;

EID: 34249851849     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.047399     Document Type: Article

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