A review of the home intravenous antibiotic service available to children with cystic fibrosis

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 647-

  Gilchrist, F J ^a   Lenney, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANAPHYLAXIS; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG COST; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL SERVICE; NURSING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 68049115348     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.162222     Document Type: Letter

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