Keeping the lid on infection: Infection control practices of a regional Queensland hospital 1930-50

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-90

  Madsen, Wendy ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

History; Infection control; Nursing practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS INFECTION; HISTORY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF;

CROSS INFECTION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOSPITALS; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0034208682     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1800.2000.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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