The current status of hand washing and glove use among care staff in Japan: Its association with the education, knowledge, and attitudes of staff, and infection control by facilities

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 336-344

  Takahashi, Ikuko ^a   Osaki, Yoneatsu ^b   Okamoto, Mikizo ^b   Tahara, Aya ^b   Kishimoto, Takuji ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Care staff; Facilities for the elderly; Glove; Hand hygiene; Hand washing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING HOME;

EID: 70350578789     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12199-009-0103-z     Document Type: Article

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