Effect of education and performance feedback on handwashing: The benefit of administrative support in Argentinean hospitals

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-92

  Rosenthal, Victor Daniel ^a,e   McCormick, Rita D ^b   Guzman, Sandra ^a   Villamayor, Claudia ^c   Orellano, Pablo W ^d  

^a Hospital Epidemiology   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Provincial Public Hospital   (Argentina)

^d Environmental Health Ministry of Health   (Argentina)

^e NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

EID: 0344837879     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2003.63     Document Type: Article

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