Hand hygiene among health care workers

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-118

  Mani, Ameet ^a   Shubangi, A M ^a   Saini, Rajiv ^a  

^a Rural Dental College Loni   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Hand hygiene; Health care workers

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAND; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ETHANOL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HAND; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT;

EID: 77952212181     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 19983603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.62810     Document Type: Article

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