Oral care practices among critical care nurses in Singapore: A questionnaire survey

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 197-204

  Chan, Ee Yuee ^a   Hui Ling Ng, Isabel ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOUTH DISEASES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORAL HYGIENE; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84864095266     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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