Compliance with hand hygiene in a genitourinary medicine department

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 782-783

  Samraj, S ^a   Westbury, J ^b   Pallett, A ^b   Rowen, D ^a  

^a ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compliance; Genitourinary medicine; Hand hygiene

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTAMINATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSES; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; UROLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 55849096586     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008183     Document Type: Article

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