Improving hand hygiene compliance: Harnessing the effect of advertised auditing

Healthcare Infection

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 108-113

  Hui, Siong ^a   Ng, John ^a   Santiano, Nancy ^a   Schmidt, Heather Marie ^a   Caldwell, Jennifer ^a   Ryan, Emina ^a   Maley, Michael ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 84906854470     PISSN: 18355617     EISSN: 18355625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HI14006     Document Type: Article

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