AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 37, Issue 9 , Pages 759-765 , November 2009

Health care workers' perceptions of respiratory and gastrointestinal algorithms for patient management in emergency care settings

  • Serena Siow, BSc
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  • Elizabeth A. Bryce, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Elizabeth A. Bryce, MD, FRCPC, Division of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, JPN 1111 855 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1M9.
    • ,
  • Sydney Scharf, RN, CIC

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 Conflicts of interest: None to report.

PII: S0196-6553(09)00538-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.03.007

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 37, Issue 9 , Pages 759-765 , November 2009

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