Prevention of infection through hygiene in the home and community. the need for a family-centred approach;Infektionsprävention Durch Hygiene zu Hause und in der Öffentlichkeit : DDie Notwendigkeit f̈ur eine Familienzentrierte Strategie

Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1258-1263

  Bloomfield, S F ^a   Exner, Martin ^b   Dietlein, E ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Family centred approach; HACCP; Prevention of infection; Risk based approach to hygiene; Targeted home hygiene

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; GERMANY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; GERMANY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 57549108534     PISSN: 14369990     EISSN: 14371588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-008-0695-2     Document Type: Article

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