Parents and patients' compliance to revised preoperative fasting guidelines in Benin, Nigeria

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1013-1014

  Adudu, O Philomena ^a   Egwakhide, E O Abiodun ^a   Adudu, O Gilbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIET RESTRICTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NIGERIA; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 51349105408     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02607.x     Document Type: Letter

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