Attitudes and beliefs, not just knowledge, influence the effectiveness of environmental cleaning by environmental service workers

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 260-262

  Matlow, Anne G ^a,b,c   Wray, Rick ^a   Richardson, Susan E ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environment; Infection; Pediatrics; Reservoir and drivers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84858800776     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.02.024     Document Type: Article

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