Self-Reported Use of Personal Protective Equipment among Chinese Critical Care Clinicians during 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Hu, Xiaoyun ^a   Zhang, Zhidan ^b   Li, Na ^c   Liu, Dexin ^d   Zhang, Li ^e   He, Wei ^f   Zhang, Wei ^g   Li, Yuexia ^h   Zhu, Cheng ⁱ   Zhu, Guijun ^j   Zhang, Lipeng ^k   Xu, Fang ^l   Wang, Shouhong ^m   Cao, Xiangyuan ⁿ   Zhao, Huiying ^o   Li, Qian ^p   Zhang, Xijing ^q   Lin, Jiandong ^r   Zhao, Shuangping ^s   Li, Chen ^t   Du, Bin ^a   more..

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HAINAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^d THE SECOND HOSPITAL OF JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

ⁱ SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^j HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^k INNER MONGOLIA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^l CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^m GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

ⁿ AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NINGXIA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^o PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^p ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^q FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^r FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^s CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^t SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84866010589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044723     Document Type: Article

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