Practices and an assessment of health care workers' perceptions of compliance with infection control knowledge of nosocomial infections

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-57

  Berhe, Mezgebe ^a   Edmond, Michael B ^a   Bearman, Gonzalo M L ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Box 980019 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 15544385461     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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