Greater hand hygiene adherence in hospitals is possible;Incrementar la adherencia a la higiene de manos en el hospital es posible

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-120

  Molina Cabrillana, Jesús ^a   Álvarez León, Eva Elisa ^a   García de Carlos, Paloma ^b   López Carrió, Isabel ^a  

^a Las Palmas de Gran Canaria   (Spain)

^b Servicio Canario de la Salud   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 39449106645     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13115549     Document Type: Article

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