Infection Control Measures Reduce Transmission of VRE
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What infection control measures will people carry out to reduce transmission of pandemic influenza? A focus group study
BACKGROUND Pandemic influenza poses a future health threat against which infection control behaviours may be an important defence. However, there is little qualitative research examining perceptions of infection control measures in the context of pandemic influenza. METHODS Eight focus groups and one interview were conducted with a purposive sample of 31 participants. Participants were invite...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0899-823X,1559-6834
DOI: 10.1017/s0195941700071319