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Making the invisible visible: Why does design matter for safe doffing of personal protection equipment?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2018

Craig M. Zimring ,
Zorana Matić ,
Maria Fernanda Wong Sala ,
Joel M. Mumma ,
Colleen S. Kraft ,
Lisa M. Casanova ,
Kimberly Erukunuakpor ,
Francis T. Durso ,
Victoria L. Walsh  and
Puja Shah
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Craig M. Zimring*
Affiliation:
SimTigrate Design Lab, School of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Zorana Matić
Affiliation:
SimTigrate Design Lab, School of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Maria Fernanda Wong Sala
Affiliation:
School of Industrial Design, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Joel M. Mumma
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Colleen S. Kraft
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Lisa M. Casanova
Affiliation:
Division of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Kimberly Erukunuakpor
Affiliation:
Division of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Francis T. Durso
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Victoria L. Walsh
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Puja Shah
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Jesse T. Jacob
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Jennifer R. DuBose
Affiliation:
SimTigrate Design Lab, School of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
for the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program
Affiliation:
SimTigrate Design Lab, School of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia School of Industrial Design, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia Division of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Author for correspondence: Craig Zimring, PhD, School of Architecture, SimTigrate Design Lab, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0155. E-mail: craig.zimring@gatech.edu
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 39 , Issue 11 , November 2018 , pp. 1375 - 1377
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