Promoting best practices for control of respiratory infections: Collaboration between primary care and public health services

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 52, Issue 9 SEPT., 2006, Pages 1110-1111

  Hogg, William ^a,e   Huston, Patricia ^a   Martin, Carmel ^b,c   Saginur, Raphael ^d   Newbury, Adriana ^f   Vilis, Eileen ^f   Soto, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^c FIRST NATIONS UNIVERSITY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALCOHOLS; CANADA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GELS; HANDWASHING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MASKS; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33749664592     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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