Personal protective equipment doffing practices of healthcare workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2019, Pages 575-581

  Phan, Linh T ^a   Maita, Dayana ^b   Mortiz, Donna C ^b   Weber, Rachel ^a   Fritzen Pedicini, Charissa ^a   Bleasdale, Susan C ^b   Jones, Rachael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Doffing; healthcare workers; infection prevention; personal protective equipment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 85068758023     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2019.1628350     Document Type: Article

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