A new approach to improving hand hygiene practice in an inner city acute hospital in Australia

Healthcare Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 57-63

  Pontivivo, Giulietta ^a   Rivas, Ketty ^a,b   Gallard, Julie ^a   Yu, Nickolas ^a   Perry, Lin ^a,c  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMPETITION; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEISURE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; NURSING OUTCOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; SOCIAL LEARNING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL WARD;

EID: 84862006713     PISSN: 18355617     EISSN: 18355625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HI12007     Document Type: Article

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