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Healthcare workers baulk at caring for contagious patients
Abstract
Globally, healthcare workers are reluctant to care for highly infectious patients, with over half surveyed in the USA saying it was acceptable not to pitch up for work during an outbreak of (for example) avian flu, World Health Organization surveys show.
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Chris Bateman, Health and Medical Publishing Group, South Africa
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Date published: 2015-09-18
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