A study of hand hygiene in the postanesthesia care unit - It's about time!

Anesthesiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 519-520

  Herwaldt, Loreen A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; TEAMWORK;

HAND; HUMANS; HYGIENE; RECOVERY ROOM;

EID: 0042827327     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200309000-00002     Document Type: Editorial

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