Doctor, do you have a moment? national hand hygiene initiative compliance in Australian hospitals

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 200, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 534-537

  Azim, Syed ^a   McLaws, Mary Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME;

AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84903752334     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.11203     Document Type: Article

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