A national study of cross infection control: 'Are we clean enough?'

British Dental Journal

Volumn 207, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 267-274

  Shah, R ^a   Collins, J M ^a,c   Hodge, T M ^b   Laing, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL IMPRESSION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECONTAMINATION; DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL SERVICE, HOSPITAL; DENTAL WASTE; EDUCATION, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; ORTHODONTICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; STERILIZATION; VACCINATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70349510232     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.824     Document Type: Article

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