Intervention aimed at improving professional adherence to guidelines for prevention of device-related infections

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Conterno, Lucieni O ^a   Mayhew, A ^b   Pereira, C R ^b  

^a Marilia Medical School   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

EID: 44949204532     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006559     Document Type: Review

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