Knowledge and attitudes of visitors to patients in contact isolation

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 198-199

  Roidad, Nasira ^a   Khakoo, Rashida ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Isolation; Visitor perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPREHENSION; CONTACT ISOLATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

ISOLATION; VISITOR PERCEPTION;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ISOLATION; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 84893180634     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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