Organizational and environmental factors that affect worker health and safety and patient outcomes

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 93-106

  Lundstrom, Tammy ^a   Pugliese, Gina ^b   Bartley, Judene ^b   Cox, Jack ^b   Guither, Carol ^b,c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Premier Inc   (United States)

^c GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; JOB SATISFACTION; MORTALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SHIFT WORKER; STRESS;

EID: 0036224420     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2002.119820     Document Type: Article

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