Doctors debate safety of their white coats. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Doctors debate safety of their white coats. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Newspaper/Magazine Article
 
• Published November 2015

Doctors debate safety of their white coats.

Freyer FJ. Boston Globe. November 19, 2015.

Studies have sought to determine if clinician attire contributes to the transmission of hospital-acquired infections. This newspaper article reports insights from physicians regarding whether white coats can spread germs in the hospital environment.

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