Local production of who-recommended alcohol-based handrubs: Feasibility, advantages, barriers and costs;Production locale de produits pour friction hydro-alcooliques recommandés par l'OMS: Faisabilité, avantages, obstacles et coûts Problème

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 963-969

  Bauer Savage, Joanna ^a   Pittet, Didier ^b   Kim, Eunmi ^c   Allegranzi, Benedetta ^d  

^a Universitätsmedizin   (Germany)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HANDRUB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2 PROPANOL;

ARTICLE; COST; DISPENSER; EQUIPMENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCOME; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN DEFECT; TRAINING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH; INFECTION CONTROL; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

2-PROPANOL; CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHANOL; GLOBAL HEALTH; HAND DISINFECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84888630501     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.12.117085     Document Type: Article

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