Inverse correlation between level of professional education and rate of handwashing compliance in a teaching hospital

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 534-538

  Duggan, Joan M ^a,c   Hensley, Sandra ^a   Khuder, Sadik ^a   Papadimos, Thomas J ^a   Jacobs, Lloyd ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WARD;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46349093554     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588164     Document Type: Article

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