Notifiable infectious disease reporting awareness among physicians and registered nurses in primary care and emergency department settings

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 410-412

  Turnberg, Wayne ^a   Daniell, William ^a   Duchin, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care setting; biosurveillance; medical center; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIOSURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953025720     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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