Hand hygiene: "Simple, inexpensive and an effective tool"

British Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 15-17

  Bhojani, S ^a   D'Costa, S ^a   Gupta, A ^a  

^a DARENT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compliance; Hand hygiene; Infection control

Indexed keywords

EID: 51849144667     PISSN: 14690446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469044608092806     Document Type: Review

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