Hand hygiene for intensive care unit personnel: Rub it in

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1083-1084

  Trick, W E ^a   Weinstein, R A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Decontamination; Disinfection; Handwashing; Infection control

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

DISINFECTION; EDITORIAL; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035016098     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200105000-00045     Document Type: Editorial

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