Differential laundering practices of white coats and scrubs among health care professionals

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 565-567

  Munoz Price, L Silvia ^a,b   Arheart, Kristopher L ^a   Lubarsky, David A ^a   Birnbach, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Uniforms; Washing frequency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LAUNDRY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LAUNDERING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 84878847235     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.06.012     Document Type: Article

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