The "fear factor" for surgical masks and face shields, as perceived by children and their parents

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Forgie, Sarah E ^a   Reitsma, Jeff ^a   Spady, Don ^a   Wright, Bruce ^a   Stobart, Kent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children's perception; Infection control; Mask and face shield; Parents' perception; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE SHIELD; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL MASK;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOMS; PEDIATRICS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349756917     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-3709     Document Type: Article

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