Patients Perspective on Endocarditis — An Intermezzo in Life
- 1 June 2010
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
- Vol. 9 (2), 126-131
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2009.11.007
Abstract
Background: Infective endocaditis (IE) is a life threatening disease with a mortality rate of 20–25%. There have been no previous reports, which describe the experience of health of patients suffering from IE.Keywords
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