Predictors of hand hygiene compliance in the era of alcohol-based hand rinse

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 276-283

  Lebovic, G ^a   Siddiqui, N ^b   Muller, M P ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol based hand rinse; Hand hygiene; Hand hygiene compliance

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SOAP; WATER;

ALCOHOL BASED HAND RINSE; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ALCOHOLS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; DISINFECTANTS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND DISINFECTION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES;

EID: 84875404787     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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