Conspicuous vs customary location of hand hygiene agent dispensers on alcohol-based hand hygiene product usage in an intensive care unit

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 263-267

  Thomas, Bruce W ^a   Berg Copas, Gina M ^b   Vasquez, Donald G ^a   Jackson, Brandy L ^a   Wetta Hall, Ruth ^b  

^a WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ALCOHOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68949197307     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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