How "User Friendly" Is the Hospital for Practicing Hand Hygiene? An Ergonomic Evaluation

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-179

  Suresh, Gautham ^a   Cahill, John ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SOAP;

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ETHANOL; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; SOAPS; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

EID: 33947239389     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(07)33020-1     Document Type: Article

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