Compliance with universal precautions among pediatric residents

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 554-557

  Moore, Scott ^a   Goodwin, Hillary ^a   Grossberg, Richard ^a   Toltzis, Philip ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031866267     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.152.6.554     Document Type: Article

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