An evaluation of hospital hand hygiene practice and glove use in Hong Kong

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1319-1328

  Chau, Janita P C ^a   Thompson, David R ^b   Twinn, Sheila ^a   Lee, Diana T F ^a   Pang, Sharon W M ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Gloves; Hand disinfection; Hong Kong; Infection control; Protective

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HANDWASHING; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE;

EID: 79954569827     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03586.x     Document Type: Article

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