Knowledge, attitude, and practices related to standard precautions of surgeons and physicians in university-affiliated hospitals of Shiraz, Iran

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-219

  Askarian, Mehrdad ^a   McLaws, Mary Louise ^b   Meylan, Marysia ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Knowledge; Physicians; Standard isolation precautions; Surgeons

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; IRAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGERY; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 34247264466     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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