Liquid versus gel handrub formulation: A prospective intervention study

Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Traore, Ousmane ^a,b   Hugonnet, Stéphane ^a   Lübbe, Jann ^a   Griffiths, William ^a   Pittet, Didier ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HOPIRUB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG FORMULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NURSE; NURSING ASSISTANT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SKIN EXAMINATION; WATER CONTENT; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 34248664987     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc5906     Document Type: Article

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