Controlling droplet-transmitted respiratory infections: Best practices and cost

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1229-1232

  Hogg, William ^a,b,c   Huston, Patricia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FACE MASK; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33845697065     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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