Hand hygiene among general practice dentists: A survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 139, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 948-957

  Myers, Ronnie ^a   Larson, Elaine ^a,b   Cheng, Bin ^b   Schwartz, Aaron ^c   Da Silva, Keith ^a   Kunzel, Carol ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

^c LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Department of Dentistry ^*

Author keywords

Dentists; Hand washing; Infection control; Practice guidelines; Professional practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949116002     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0282     Document Type: Article

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