Lactational mastitis and breast abscess: Diagnosis and management in general practice

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 976-979

  Cusack, Leila ^b   Brennan, Meagan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breast abscess; General practice; Lactation; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MASTITIS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MASTITIS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84855965365     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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