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| Risk factors for infection in nursing homes | | Author(s) | Darryl Pennells |
| Journal title | Nursing Times, vol 96, no 46, 16 November 2000 |
| Pages | pp 38-39 |
| Keywords | At risk ; Infectious diseases ; Nursing homes ; Care homes ; Pilot ; Worcestershire. |
| Annotation | Debilitated older people living in residential homes may be exposed to factors which increase their susceptibility to infection. The author reports on a small pilot study undertaken in a few nursing homes in Worcestershire, which aimed to identify factors associated with infection risk and the educational needs of staff in improving standards of infection control. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001211214 A |
| Classmark | CA3: CJA: LHB: KW: 4UC: 8WO * |
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