Healthcare workers' self-reported effect of an interventional programme on knowledge and behaviour related to infection control

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Tvedt, C ^a   Bukholm, G ^b,c  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NORWAY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78650367751     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.026252     Document Type: Article

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