Novel H1N1 influenza and respiratory protection for health care workers

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 1823-1825

  Shine, Kenneth I ^a,b   Rogers, Bonnie ^a,c   Goldfrank, Lewis R ^a,d  

^a IOM Committee on Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL MASK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350761924     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp0908437     Document Type: Article

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