Health care worker opinions on use of isolation precautions in long-term care facilities

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 263-266

  Furuno, Jon P ^a   Krein, Sarah ^b,c   Lansing, Bonnie ^c   Mody, Lona ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Isolation Practices; Opinions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSE; SELF CONCEPT; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

CROSS INFECTION; DEPRESSION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LONG-TERM CARE; PATIENT ISOLATION;

EID: 84858798954     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.03.019     Document Type: Article

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