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Behind the mask: Determinants of nurse's adherence to facial protective equipment

BACKGROUND: As the predominant occupation in the health sector and as the health worker with the most patient interaction, nurses are at high risk for occupational transmission of communicable respiratory illness. The use of facial protective equipment (FPE) is an important strategy to prevent occup...

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Autores principales: Nichol, Kathryn, McGeer, Allison, Bigelow, Philip, O'Brien-Pallas, Linda, Scott, James, Holness, D. Linn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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/PMC7132700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22475568
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2011.12.018