Gender influences handwashing rates in the critical care unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 395-399

  Van de Mortel, Thea ^a   Bourke, Robyn ^a   McLoughlin, Joanne ^a   Nonu, Miriam ^a   Reis, Maria ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST;

EID: 0035666725     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2001.119511     Document Type: Article

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