Successful hand hygiene improvement strategy in a referral children's hospital in Armenia

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 362-363

  Bedat B ^a   Mauler, F ^a   Allegranzi, B ^b   Chraiti M N ^b,c   Touveneau, S ^c   Babloyan, A ^d   Posfay Barbe K M ^c   Pittet, D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^d Medical Centre Arabkir   (Armenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMENIA; DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL;

ARMENIA; CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 78349310428     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.07.002     Document Type: Letter

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