Call for improvement in personal protective equipment guidance and research

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1428-

  Beam, Elizabeth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL GOWN; CROSS INFECTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84994121127     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.05.040     Document Type: Letter

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