High-level handwashing compliance in a community teaching hospital: A challenge that can be met!

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 55-58

  Sharir, R ^a   Teitler, N ^a   Lavi, I ^b   Raz, R ^a  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Compliance; Handwashing; Nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENDER; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; SHIFT WORKER; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WARD;

EID: 0034854132     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.1049     Document Type: Article

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