Hand hygiene-related clinical trials reported since 2010: a systematic review

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 309-320

  Kingston, L ^a   O'Connell, N H ^b,c   Dunne, C P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Compliance; Hand hygiene; Hand hygiene opportunity; Multimodal approach

Indexed keywords

AGED; CINAHL; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EUROPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDLINE; NURSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CROSS INFECTION; HAND WASHING; PROCEDURES; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CROSS INFECTION; EUROPE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84957076318     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.11.012     Document Type: Review

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