Effect of varying the number and location of alcohol-based hand rub dispensers on usage in a general inpatient medical unit

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 987-989

  Chan, Benjamin P ^a   Homa, Karen ^a   Kirkland, Kathryn B ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

HAND DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HAND SANITIZERS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS;

EID: 84881129717     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/671729     Document Type: Article

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