Lesson of the week: Alcohol hand rubs - Hygiene and hazard

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7630, 2007, Pages 1154-1155

  Archer, John R H ^a   Wood, David M ^a   Tizzard, Zoe ^a   Jones, Alison L ^b   Dargan, Paul I ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; THIAMINE; ALCOHOL; DETERGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HAND INJURY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMA; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; REVIEW;

ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; COMA; DETERGENTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE;

EID: 37049000586     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39274.583472.AE     Document Type: Article

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