Incidence of phlebitis in patients with peripheral intravenous catheters: The influence of some risk factors

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 32-39

  Salgueiro Oliveira, Anabela ^a   Parreira, Pedro ^a   Veiga, Pedro ^b  

^a ESCOLA SUPERIOR DE ENFERMAGEM DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b Manager of Statistics and Research Department   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Intravenous catheters; Nurses; Phlebitis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871299689     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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