Norovirus Outbreak Management in a Resident-Directed Care Environment

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 318-328

  Anderson, Kathryn L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; GASTROENTERITIS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LONG TERM CARE; NOROVIRUS; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GASTROENTERITIS; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NOROVIRUS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 70349769169     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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