Respiratory hygiene in emergency departments: Compliance, beliefs, and perceptions

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-18

  Martel, Julie ^a   Bui Xuan, Eva Flore ^a   Carreau, Anne Marie ^a   Carrier, Jean Daniel ^a   Larkin, Émilie ^a   Vlachos Mayer, Helen ^a   Dumas, Mario Eddy ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Health care workers; Knowledge; Observation; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY CARE; RESPIRATORY HYGIENE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872039278     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.12.019     Document Type: Article

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