Adoption of alcohol-based handrub by United States hospitals: A national survey

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1177-1180

  Mody, Lona ^a,b   Saint, Sanjay ^a,b,c   Kaufman, Samuel R ^a,c   Kowalski, Christine ^b   Krein, Sarah L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION;

ALCOHOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DATA COLLECTION; HAND; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56749131211     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592095     Document Type: Article

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