Handwashing patterns in primary pediatric community clinics

Infection

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-47

  Cohen, H A ^a   Matalon, A ^a   Amir, J ^b   Paret, G ^c   Barzilai, A ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMMUNITY CARE; FINGER; FLORA; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HAND; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICIAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031965411     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02768754     Document Type: Article

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