An intervention to improve compliance with transmission precautions for influenza in the emergency department: Successes and challenges

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-85

  May, Larissa ^a,b   Lung, Derrick ^a   Harter, Katherine ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

education; electronic medical record; infection control; influenza

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84856097382     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.02.034     Document Type: Article

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