An Observational Study of Hand Washing and Infection Control Practices by Healthcare Workers

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 858-860

  Watanakunakorn, Chatrchai ^a   Wang, Catherine ^a   Hazy, John ^a  

^a ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; OHIO; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0032201008     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141567     Document Type: Article

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