Impact of education on knowledge, attitudes and practices among various categories of health care workers on nosocomial infections

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 181-187

  Suchitra, J ^a   Lakshmi Devi, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Hand washing practices; Knowledge; Nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34848858308     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.34757     Document Type: Article

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