A comparison of the hand hygiene knowledge, beliefs, and practices of Greek nursing and medical students

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-77

  van de Mortel, Thea F ^a   Apostolopoulou, Eleni ^b   Petrikkos, Georgios ^c  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTION CONTROL; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74449092217     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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