Hand hygiene behavior: Translating behavioral research into infection control practice

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1137-1145

  Eiamsitrakoon, Thanee ^a   Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^b   Nuallaong, Winitra ^b   Khawcharoenporn, Thana ^b   Mundy, Linda M ^c  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; THAILAND; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVATION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84885462312     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673446     Document Type: Article

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