Point prevalence survey of urinary catheterisation in care homes and where they were inserted, 2012

Journal of Infection Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 122-126

  McNulty, C A M ^a   Verlander, N Q ^b   Turner, K ^b   Fry, C ^c  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Public Health England Primary Care Unit ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; care homes; hospitals; questionnaire; urinary catheterisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908553640     PISSN: 17571774     EISSN: 17571782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757177414532507     Document Type: Review

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