Teaching hospital medical staff to handwash

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 164, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 395-398

  Tibballs, James ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL STAFF; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0029880591     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122084.x     Document Type: Article

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