A discourse analysis of hand hygiene policy in NHS Trusts

Journal of Infection Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 156-161

  Cole, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

compliance; discourse analysis; governance; Hand hygiene; policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936123051     PISSN: 17571774     EISSN: 17571782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757177415575412     Document Type: Article

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