Visiting practices in hospitals

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 61-63

  Plowright, Catherine ^a  

^a Medway Foundation NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NOTE; PATIENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 38449091952     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2007.00218.x     Document Type: Editorial

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