Promoting hand hygiene in healthcare through national/subnational campaigns

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 294-298

  Mathai, E ^a   Allegranzi, B ^a   Kilpatrick, C ^a   Bagheri Nejad, S ^a   Graafmans, W ^a   Pittet, D ^a,b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

First Global Patient Safety Challenge; Hand hygiene; Healthcare associated infection; National campaigns; Promotion; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HYGIENE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CROSS INFECTION; HANDWASHING; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79952699339     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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