Teaching hand hygiene to medical students using a hands-on approach

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-87

  Fisher, D ^a   Pereira, L ^b   Ng, T M ^a   Patlovich, K ^a   Teo, F ^a   Hsu, L Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^b FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 77955513883     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.04.007     Document Type: Letter

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