Impact on compliance of the introduction of rub-in hand disinfection: Non-significant improvement or interaction between units? (multiple letters)

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 162-163

  Parienti, J J ^a   Girard, R ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DISINFECTION; EDUCATION; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STAFF; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISINFECTANTS; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036479574     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.1139     Document Type: Editorial

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