Healthcare personnel attire in non-operating-room settings

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 107-121

  Bearman, Gonzalo ^a   Bryant, Kristina ^b   Leekha, Surbhi ^c   Mayer, Jeanmarie ^d   Munoz Price, L Silvia ^e   Murthy, Rekha ^f   Palmore, Tara ^g   Rupp, Mark E ^h   White, Joshua ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^f CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLOTHING; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LAUNDRY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SHOE; STANDARDS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLOTHING; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; LAUNDERING; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SHOES;

EID: 84892696751     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675066     Document Type: Article

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