New Insights for Improving Hand Hygiene Practices

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 187-188

  Boyce, John M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISEPSIS; EDITORIAL; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION PREVENTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ALCOHOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SKIN;

EID: 1542510531     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502374     Document Type: Editorial

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