Infection control practices among hospital health and support workers in Hong Kong

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 299-303

  Chau, J P C ^a   Thompson, D R ^b   Lee, D T F ^a   Twinn, S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical audit; Compliance; Disinfection; Infection control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REHABILITATION CENTER; CROSS INFECTION; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; MASK; OBSERVATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MASKS; OBSERVATION; PATIENT ISOLATION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 77954539772     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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