A survey of policies at children's hospitals regarding immunity of healthcare workers: Are physicians protected?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 400-404

  Lane, Natalie E ^a   Paul, Ronald I ^a   Bratcher, Denise F ^a   Stover, Beth H ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b KOSAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0031158839     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141246     Document Type: Article

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