Impact of institution size, staffing patterns, and infection control practices on communicable disease outbreaks in New York State nursing homes

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1042-1049

  Li, Jiehui ^a,b   Birkhead, Guthrie S ^b,c   Strogatz, David S ^b   Coles, F Bruce ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

cross infections; disease outbreaks; infection control; nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; NURSING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STAFF;

EID: 0029965913     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008668     Document Type: Article

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