Changing attitudes of healthcare workers to comply with infection control procedures

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Teare, L ^a  

^a Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 0033378093     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(99)90093-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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