Barriers and bridges to infection prevention and control: Results of a qualitative case study of a Netherlands' surgical unit

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Backman, Chantal ^a   Marck, Patricia B ^b   Krogman, Naomi ^a   Taylor, Geoff ^a   Sales, Anne ^c   Bonten, Marc J M ^d   Gigengack Baars, Ada C M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN;

EID: 84984585769     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000511     Document Type: Article

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