Working with symptoms of a respiratory infection: Staff who care for high-risk individuals

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 448-454

  LaVela, Sherri ^a,b   Goldstein, Barry ^a,c   Smith, Bridget ^a   Weaver, Frances M ^a,d  

^a HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 34548238801     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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