Improving hand hygiene adherence in an endoscopy unit

Endoscopy

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 421-425

  Santos, L X ^a   Souza Dias, M B ^a   Borrasca, V L ^a   Cavassin, L T ^a   Deso Di Lobo, R ^a   Bozza Schwenck, R C ^a   Herrerias Puschiavo, T ^a   Toscano, C M ^a,b,c   Hashiba, K ^a   Bierrenbach, A L ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL SÍRIO LIBANÊS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c Sanas Epidemiology and Research   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BURSECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BRAZIL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84878595397     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1326284     Document Type: Article

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