Confidence in controlling a SARS outbreak: Experiences of public health nurses in managing home quarantine measures in Taiwan

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 176-181

  Hsu, Chih Cheng ^a   Chen, Ted ^b   Chang, Mei ^c   Chang, Yu Kang ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUARANTINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAIWAN;

EID: 33646473819     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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