Predictors of stethoscope disinfection among pediatric health care providers

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 922-925

  Muniz, Jeanette ^a   Sethi, Rosh K V ^a   Zaghi, Justin ^a   Ziniel, Sonja I ^b   Sandora, Thomas J ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health personnel; Pediatrics; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PEDIATRIC NURSE; PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER; PEDIATRICIAN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; STETHOSCOPE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STETHOSCOPES;

EID: 84870441139     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.11.021     Document Type: Article

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