Measuring healthcare worker hand hygiene activity: Current practices and Emerging technologies

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1016-1028

  Boyce, John M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; SELF REPORT;

CELLULAR PHONE; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTRONICS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INTERNET; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SKIN CARE;

EID: 80053135494     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/662015     Document Type: Article

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