Infection preventionists' experience during the first months of the 2009 novel H1N1 influenza A pandemic

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Rebmann, Terri ^a   Wagner, William ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Safety Management Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

H1N1; infection prevention; Influenza; pandemic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACE MASK; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY TEST; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PANDEMIC; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCREENING; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71149118603     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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