RE: Hand hygiene compliance rate among healthcare professionals

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1087-1088

  Bukhari, Syed Z ^a  

^a HERA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HAND; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; SAUDI ARABIA; MEDICAL STAFF; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE; INFECTION PREVENTION;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84857084407     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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