Introduction of an electronic monitoring system for monitoring compliance with Moments 1 and 4 of the WHO "My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene" methodology

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Cheng, Vincent C C ^a   Tai, Josepha W M ^a   Ho, Sara K Y ^a   Chan, Jasper F W ^a   Hung, Kwan N ^a   Ho, Pak L ^a   Yuen, Kwok Y ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SHIFT WORKER; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING TIME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ELECTRONICS; EVALUATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

ELECTRONICS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79957473581     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-151     Document Type: Article

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