Infection control practices among correctional healthcare workers: Effect of management attitudes and availability of protective equipment and engineering controls

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 555-559

  Green McKenzie, J ^a   Gershon, R R M ^a   Karkashian, C ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGEMENT; PRISON; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0035192667     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501951     Document Type: Article

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