Do peer effects improve hand hygiene adherence among healthcare workers?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1277-1285

  Monsalve, Mauricio N ^a   Pemmaraju, Sriram V ^a   Thomas, Geb W ^b   Herman, Ted ^a   Segre, Alberto M ^a   Polgreen, Philip M ^c  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

^b University of Iowa   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COWORKER; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARAMETERS; PEER GROUP; PHYSICIAN; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SHIFT WORKER; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PEER GROUP; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84907208258     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/678068     Document Type: Article

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