Standard precautions in the pediatric emergency department: Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of pediatric and emergency medicine residents

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 877-880

  Ellison, Angela M ^a   Kotelchuck, Milton ^b,c   Bauchner, Howard ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine residents; Pediatric residents; Standard precautions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; DRAIN; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FACE MASK; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCISION; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LAVAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRIC WARD; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESIDENT; SKILL; VEIN PUNCTURE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 37349013532     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31815c9de4     Document Type: Article

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