Handwashing program for the prevention of nosocomial infections in a neonatal intensive care unit

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 742-746

  Won, Sau Pin ^a   Chou, Hung Chieh ^a   Hsieh, Wu Shiun ^a   Chen, Chien Yi ^a   Huang, Shio Min ^a   Tsou, Kuo Inn ^b   Tsao, Po Nien ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TAIWAN;

EID: 4744339813     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502470     Document Type: Article

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