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The politics and ethics of hospital infection prevention and control: a qualitative case study of senior clinicians’ perceptions of professional and cultural factors that influence doctors’ attitudes and practices in a large Australian hospital

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4044-y

Published Online: 2019-04-02

Published Print: 2019-12

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Gilbert, Gwendolyn L. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7490-6727
Kerridge, Ian
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Received: 20 December 2018

Accepted: 27 March 2019

First Online: 2 April 2019

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: This study was approved by the Western Sydney Local Health District Human Ethics Research Committee. All participants provided written informed consent to interviews being recorded and transcribed and quotes to be used in publications after removal of identifying information. The information sheet/consent form was approved by the ethics committee.

: Participants were not asked and did not consent for transcripts to be published or for any personal identifying information to be made available other than their professional status (medical/nursing; director/manager/consultant). Quotes were selected to ensure that the source would not be identifiable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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