Getting doctors to clean their hands: Lead the followers

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 499-502

  Haessler, Sarah ^a   Bhagavan, Anju ^a   Kleppel, Reva ^a   Hinchey, Kevin ^a   Visintainer, Paul ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PATIENT; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 84861836280     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000396     Document Type: Article

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