Factor infection: Do surgical trainees known enough about infection control?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 647-650

  Brady, Richard R W ^a   McDermott, C ^b   Gibb, A P ^c   Paterson Brown, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Infection control; Knowledge; MRSA; Surgeons

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SEPSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; MEDICAL STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GENERAL SURGERY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 57049183522     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588408X321756     Document Type: Article

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