Fear of HIV infection and impact of training on the attitudes of surgical and emergency nurses toward inpatient HIV testing

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 230-233

  Gańczak, Maria ^a   Barss, Peter ^b  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEAR; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; POLAND;

EID: 33847739052     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510804     Document Type: Article

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