Occupational Health and Infection Control Practices Related to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: Health Care Worker Perceptions

Workplace Health and Safety

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 257-266

  Moore, David M ^a   Gilbert, Mark ^b   Saunders, Sharon ^c   Bryce, Elizabeth ^b   Yassi, Annalee ^b  

^a Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c British Columbia Nurses Union   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 27244440021     PISSN: 21650799     EISSN: 21650969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507990505300606     Document Type: Article

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