Patient perspectives on antibiotics for appendicitis at one hospital

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 253-257

  Kadera, Samantha P ^a   Mower, William R ^a   Krishnadasan, Anusha ^b   Talan, David A ^a,b  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961117912     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.11.016     Document Type: Article

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