Risk factors of scabies in psychiatric and long-term care hospitals: A nationwide mail-in survey in Japan

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 491-498

  Makigami, Kuniko ^a,b   Ohtaki, Noriko ^c   Ishii, Norihisa ^d   Yasumura, Seiji ^b  

^a Watari Hospital   (Japan)

^b FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kudanzaka Hospital   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Long term care hospital; Psychiatric hospital; Scabies; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCABIES; SCREENING;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; JAPAN; LONG-TERM CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCABIES;

EID: 69449087261     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00691.x     Document Type: Article

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