Implementing and sustaining a hand hygiene culture change programme at Auckland District Health Board

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 1354, 2012, Pages 75-85

  Roberts, Sally A ^a   Sieczkowski, Christine ^a   Campbell, Taima ^a   Balla, Greg ^a   Keenan, Andrew ^a  

^a AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; WARD;

CULTURAL EVOLUTION; CULTURE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84861644509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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