A survey of patterns of physician hygiene in ophthalmology clinic patient encounters

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 221-222

  Aizman, Alexander ^a,b   Stein, Joshua D ^a   Stenson, Susan M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Handwashing; Hygiene; Ophthalmology; Resident

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISINFECTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SHORT SURVEY; TONOMETER; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; STATISTICS;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CROSS INFECTION; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0642365771     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icl.0000086491.69934.94     Document Type: Short Survey

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