AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 354-356 , October 2003

Do physicians examine patients in contact isolation less frequently? A brief report

  • Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Ann Arbor Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA
    • Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, USA
    • Patient Safety Enhancement Program, University of Michigan Health System, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, Division of General Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Room 7E08, 300 NIB, Campus Box 0429, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0429
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  • Leigh Ann Higgins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia, USA
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  • Brahmajee K Nallamothu, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, USA
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  • Carol Chenoweth, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, USA

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☆ Supported by a career development award from the Health Services Research and Development Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and a Patient Safety Developmental Center Grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (P20-HS11540) (Dr Saint).Presented, in part, at the National Association of Inpatient Physicians 4th Annual National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 2001.

PII: S0196-6553(02)48250-8

doi: 10.1016/S0196-6553(02)48250-8

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 354-356 , October 2003

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