Knowledge of norovirus prevention and control among infection preventionists

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 676-678

  Kosa, Katherine M ^a   Cates, Sheryl C ^a   Hall, Aron J ^b   Brophy, Jenna E ^a   Frasier, Angela ^c  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core competency; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GASTROENTERITIS; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; NOROVIRUS; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; NOROVIRUS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84901022818     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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