Evaluating the usefulness of patient education materials on surgical site infection: A systematic assessment

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 167-168

  Zellmer, Caroline ^a   Zimdars, Peggy ^a   Parker, Sarah ^a   Safdar, Nasia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient education; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL AID; HOSPITAL; INFECTION CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84921868355     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.10.020     Document Type: Article

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