We can and must improve hand hygiene. You decide. "Clean care is safer care";Podemos y debemos mejorar la higiene de manos. Tú decides. "Clean care is safer care"

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-3

  Sánchez, José ^a   Rodríguez, Paz ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY;

EID: 79952315494     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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