Evaluation of a Redesigned Personal Protective Equipment Gown

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 69, Issue , 2019, Pages S199-S205

  Drews, Frank A ^a   Mulvey, Diane ^a   Stratford, Kristina ^a   Samore, Matthew H ^a   Mayer, Jeanmarie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

evaluation; gown; PPE; usability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SATISFACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 85072147943     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz520     Document Type: Article

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