Implementation of an evidence-based hand hygiene program in elementary schools in Ghana, as part of a city-to-city partnership between ottawa public health and KEEA health directorate

Family and Community Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 203-211

  Lang, Marie Claude ^a  

^a Health Promotion and Disease Prevention   (Canada)

Author keywords

developing country; hand hygiene; partnership; school

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GHANA; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD;

CANADA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GHANA; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84861668807     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e318250bc56     Document Type: Article

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