Hand decontamination: What interventions improve compliance?

EDTNA-ERCA Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 134-137

  Hinkin, Jonathan ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compliance; Hand decontamination; Hand washing; Infection control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAND; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LITERATURE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 0036656650     PISSN: 1019083X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2002.tb00227.x     Document Type: Article

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