Hospitalized patients' knowledge of influenza transmission and prevention

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-295

  Benet T ^a   Vaillant, L ^a   Del Signore, C ^b   Crozet, M N ^a   Nicolle, M C ^a   Vanhems, P ^a,b  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 35748975149     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.08.008     Document Type: Letter

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