Patients' beliefs and perceptions of their participation to increase healthcare worker compliance with hand hygiene

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 830-839

  Longtin, Yves ^a   Sax, Hugo ^a   Allegranzi, Benedetta ^b   Hugonnet, Stéphane ^a,b   Pittet, Didier ^a,b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN; RELIGION; SWITZERLAND; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349188003     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599118     Document Type: Article

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