Nurses' perceptions of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Impacts on practice

British Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-14

  Lugg, G R ^a   Ahmed, H A ^b  

^a HCA International   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compliance; Infection control; MRSA; Nurses' perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149137400     PISSN: 14690446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469044607084969     Document Type: Article

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