Assessing the thoroughness of hand hygiene: "Seeing is believing"

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 799-801

  Pan, Sung Ching ^a,b   Chen, Evelyn ^c   Tien, Kuei Lien ^a   Hung, I Chen ^a   Sheng, Wang Huei ^a   Chen, Yee Chun ^a,d   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Taipei American School   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Infection control; Patient safety; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; SIMULATION; ULTRAVIOLET DETECTOR; ADOLESCENT; HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; STAINING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YOUNG ADULT;

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STAINING AND LABELING; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903271486     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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