The Relationship Between Smoking and the Outbreaks of Norovirus-Associated Gastroenteritis in a Mental Hospital in Japan

Masae Ando, RN, Chief Nurse; Sachie Suzuki, RN, Nurse Director; Yoshiya Kodama, MD & PhD, Director, Nozominooka Hospital, Minokamo, Japan; Jitsuhiro Yamada, MD & PhD, President; Yoko Kiyota, RN, ICN, Chief Nurse; Satoshi Ishihara, MD & PhD, Vice President, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo, Japan; Ayumi Fukao, RN, ICN, Nurse Director, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan; Seiji Adachi, MD & PhD, Assistant Professor, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan; Nobuo Murakami, MD & PhD; Professor, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan