A systematic review on the effectiveness of alcoholbased solutions for hand hygiene

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-9

  Picheansathian, Wilawan ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alcohol based solution; Hand hygiene; Hospital personnel; Systematic review.

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; SOAP;

CROSS INFECTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HAND; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STANDARD; TIME; VIROLOGY;

ALCOHOLS; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES; HAND; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; SOAPS; SOLUTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1842831087     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2003.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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