The national hand hygiene initiative

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 420-421

  Grayson, M Lindsay ^a   Russo, Philip L ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

CULTURAL FACTOR; EDITORIAL; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HYGIENE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL;

HANDWASHING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 73349117517     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02873.x     Document Type: Editorial

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