A survey of doctors' and nurses' knowledge, attitudes and compliance with infection control guidelines in Birmingham teaching hospitals

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-73

  Stein, Adam D ^a   Makarawo, T P ^a   Ahmad, M F R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infection control; Needlestick injuries; Universal precautions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION RISK; MONITORING; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

EID: 0141834720     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00074-4     Document Type: Article

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