Infection control and safety culture in German hospitals;Hygiene und Sicherheitskultur in deutschen Krankenhäusern

Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 908-915

  Hansen, Sonja ^a,b   Schwab, Frank ^a,b   Gropmann, Alexander ^a,b   Behnke, Michael ^a,b   Gastmeier, Petra ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Nationales Referenzzentrum NRZ für Die Surveillance Von Nosokomialen Infektionen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hygiene; Nosocomial infections; Organisational culture; Patient safety; Prevention

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; GERMANY; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; GERMANY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84974777429     PISSN: 14369990     EISSN: 14371588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-016-2373-0     Document Type: Article

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