Hand Hygiene and Treatment Table Sanitizing in Chiropractic Teaching Institutions: Results of an Education Intervention to Increase Compliance

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 469-476

  Evans Jr , Marion W ^a   Ramcharan, Michael ^b   Ndetan, Harrison ^c   Floyd, Rod ^d   Globe, Gary ^a   Pfefer, Mark ^b   Brantingham, James ^e  

^a Cleveland Chiropractic College   (United States)

^b Cleveland Chiropractic College KC   (United States)

^c Parker Chiropractic Research Institute   (United States)

^d Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida   (United States)

^e Cleveland Chiropractic College LA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Cross Infection; Hand Washing; Infection Control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC EDUCATION; CHIROPRACTIC STUDENT; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHIROPRACTIC; CURRICULUM; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68949166335     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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