Paediatric emergency department staff perceptions of infection control measures against severe acute respiratory syndrome

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 349-353

  Parker, M J ^a   Goldman, Ran D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MASK; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE; AGED; CANADA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MASKS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT ISOLATION; PEDIATRICS; PERCEPTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 33744982636     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.026146     Document Type: Article

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