Rate of healthcare worker-patient interaction and hand hygiene opportunities in an acute care setting

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 225-230

  Goodliffe, Laura ^a,b   Ragan, Kelsey ^b   Larocque, Michael ^b   Borgundvaag, Emily ^b   Khan, Sophia ^b   Moore, Christine ^b   McCreight, Liz ^b   Coleman, Brenda L ^a,b   McGeer, Allison J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HAND HYGIENE; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84893942309     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675286     Document Type: Article

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