Behavioral interventions to improve infection control practices

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-253

  Kretzer, E K ^a   Larson, E L ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL PRACTICE;

EID: 0031833644     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(98)80008-4     Document Type: Article

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