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- Title
Scrubs: What you don't see is what you get.
- Authors
Jacob, George Puthenpurayil
- Abstract
The article discusses the importance of proper hygienic practice among medical practitioners. It features the author's experience of wearing his scrubs on public place which he realized could cause the transfer of disease. It presents various health campaigns pushed by the Ontario Ministry of Health to promote awareness on the issue. It notes the National Health System's policy which encourages health workers to wear proper attires and advises against the wearing of hospital attire outside work.
- Subjects
PREVENTIVE medicine; HEALTH behavior; HEALTH attitudes; HYGIENE -- Social aspects; PHYSICIAN practice patterns; UTILIZATION review (Medical care); PUBLIC health
- Publication
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 2009, Vol 180, Issue 9, p984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1503/cmaj.090150