Mobile phone usage in the clinical setting: Evidence-based guidelines for all users is urgently required

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-87

  Visvanathan, Akila ^a   Rodrigues, Mark A ^a   Brady, Richard ^a   Gibb, Alan P ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; MOBILE PHONE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

CELLULAR PHONE; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FOMITES; HUMANS;

EID: 84856557807     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.06.007     Document Type: Letter

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