Effects of age and race on skin condition and bacterial counts on hands of neonatal ICU nurses

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 283-289

  Sultana, Bianca ^a   Cimiotti, Jeannie ^b   Aiello, Allison E ^b   Sloan, Dan ^a   Larson, Elaine ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAUCASIAN; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FEMALE; HAND; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NEGRO; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHIFT WORKER; SKIN; SURGICAL GLOVE;

EID: 0041743143     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9563(03)00095-5     Document Type: Article

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