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Are health care workers protected? An observational study of selection and removal of personal protective equipment in Canadian acute care hospitals
BACKGROUND: The proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by health care workers (HCWs) is vital in preventing the spread of infection and has implications for HCW safety. METHODS: An observational study was performed in 11 hospitals participating in the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveil...
Autores principales: | Mitchell, Robyn, Roth, Virginia, Gravel, Denise, Astrakianakis, George, Bryce, Elizabeth, Forgie, Sarah, Johnston, Lynn, Taylor, Geoffrey, Vearncombe, Mary |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc.
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7132671/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23073484 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2012.04.332 |
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