Hand hygiene compliance in a hematology unit

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 190-193

  Saba, Rabin ^a   Inan, Dilara ^a   Seyman, Derya ^a   Gül, Gülcan ^a   Şenol, Yeşim Yiǧiter ^a   Turhan, Özge ^a   Mamikoǧlu, Latife ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene; Hand hygiene compliance; Hematology department

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEVICE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; NURSE; OBSERVATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; HANDWASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 18644385799     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084449     Document Type: Article

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