The individual, environmental, and organizational factors that influence nurses' use of facial protection to prevent occupational transmission of communicable respiratory illness in acute care hospitals

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 481-487

  Nichol, Kathryn ^a   Bigelow, Philip ^b   O'Brien Pallas, Linda ^b   McGeer, Allison ^c   Manno, Mike ^a   Holness, D Linn ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMERGENCY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SURGICAL MASK; URBAN AREA; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 50949085720     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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