The evolution: Handwashing to hand hygiene guidance

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 295-307

  Bjerke, Nancy B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antiseptic handrub; Antiseptic handwash; Hand antisepsis; Hand disinfecting; Handwashing; Surgical hand scrub

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTISEPSIS; DISINFECTION; ESTHETICS; HAND HYGIENE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NURSE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SKIN DECONTAMINATION;

EID: 3242721332     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-200407000-00007     Document Type: Review

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