Behavioral Explanation of Noncompliance With Hand Hygiene

Infection Control

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 106-107

  Widmer, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUP DYNAMICS; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LETTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FOCUS GROUPS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33846860211     PISSN: 01959417     EISSN: 23279451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0195941700045781     Document Type: Letter

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