Hand hygiene compliance by physicians: Marked heterogeneity due to local culture?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 301-305

  Cantrell, Dror ^a   Shamriz, Oded ^a   Cohen, Matan J ^a   Stern, Zvi ^a   Block, Colin ^a   Brezis, Mayer ^a,b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); HAND WASHING; HYGIENE; PHYSICIAN;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS INFECTION; GELS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; ISRAEL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 65349118738     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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