Individual differences in judgments of hand hygiene risk by health care workers

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 456-463

  McLaughlin, Anne Collins ^a   Walsh, Fran ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

education; environmental service; fomite; infection control; knowledge; locus of control; Nosocomial infection; nurse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; FOMITE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; KNOWLEDGE; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960941639     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.08.016     Document Type: Article

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