Variation in health care worker removal of personal protective equipment

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 750-751

  Zellmer, Caroline ^a   Van Hoof, Sarah ^a   Safdar, Nasia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging pathogens; Healthcare associated infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 84937400625     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.02.005     Document Type: Article

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