Survey of patients' knowledge and opinions regarding the use of indwelling urinary catheters

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-176

  Greer, Steven F ^a   Sethi, Ajay K ^b   Hecker, Michelle T ^a   McKinney, Brandy L ^a   Dumford III, Donald M ^c   Donskey, Curtis J ^c  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 78751677679     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657935     Document Type: Article

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