Personal protective equipment for preventing respiratory infections: What have we really learned?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 263-264

  Conly, John M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NOTE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 33746855983     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.060685     Document Type: Note

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