Features of educational interventions that lead to compliance with hand hygiene in healthcare professionals within a hospital care setting. A BEME systematic review: BEME Guide No. 22

Medical Teacher

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Cherry, Mary Gemma ^a   Brown, Jeremy M ^b   Bethell, George S ^c   Neal, Tim ^d   Shaw, Nigel J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d School of Medicine and Dentistry   (United Kingdom)

^e LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFECTION CONTROL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS INFECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INSERVICE TRAINING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84861021057     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.680936     Document Type: Review

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