Factors related with the performance of a proper hand hygiene;Factores asociados a la técnica correcta en la higiene de manos

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 135, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 592-595

  Dierssen Sotos, Trinidad ^a,b   Cal López, Marta De La ^b   Navarro Córdoba, Mar ^b   Rebollo Rodrigo, Henar ^b   Antolín Juarez, Francisco Manuel ^b   Llorca, Javier ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene; Hand hygiene campaign; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; SURGICAL WARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING STAFF; SOAPS; SPAIN; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 77958097196     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: 15788989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2010.02.040     Document Type: Article

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