Prentice, D., & Hathaway, M. (2001). Responding to a death from meningococcal disease: A case study. Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand, 7(5), 16–18.
Abstract: The public health nurses present a case study on adapting meningococcal disease public health protocols to work with the situation of a Cook Island family following the death of a member from meningococcal disease. They discuss the meningococcal disease epidemic in New Zealand and outline the signs and symptoms of the disease.
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