Adherence to hand hygiene protocol by clinicians and medical students at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre-Malawi

Malawi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 50-52

  Kalata, N L ^a   Kamange, L ^a   Muula, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84880992358     PISSN: 19957262     EISSN: 19957270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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