Are health care workers protected? An observational study of selection and removal of personal protective equipment in Canadian acute care hospitals

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 240-244

  Mitchell, Robyn ^a   Roth, Virginia ^b   Gravel, Denise ^a   Astrakianakis, George ^c   Bryce, Elizabeth ^d   Forgie, Sarah ^e   Johnston, Lynn ^f   Taylor, Geoffrey ^g   Vearncombe, Mary ^h  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene; Infection prevention and control; Respiratory illness

Indexed keywords

CANADA; EYE PROTECTION; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MASK; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC WARD; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SURGICAL GOWN;

EID: 84875365139     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.04.332     Document Type: Article

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