Self-reported practices of hand hygiene among the trainees of a teaching hospital in a resource limited country

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 631-634

  Anwar, Muhammad Ali ^a   Rabbi, Sana ^a   Masroor, Muhammad ^a   Majeed, Fouad ^b   Andrades, Marie ^b   Baqi, Shehla ^c  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HYGIENE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349295229     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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