Hand hygiene-meeting the JCAHO safety goal: Can compliance with CDC hand hygiene guidelines be improved by a surveillance and educational program?

Plastic Surgical Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-44

  Benton, Carol ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IN SERVICE TRAINING; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INSERVICE TRAINING; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249724975     PISSN: 07415206     EISSN: 15501841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PSN.0000264161.68623.43     Document Type: Article

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