Improvement of adherence to hand hygiene practice using a multimodal intervention program in a neonatal intensive care

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-29

  Van Den Hoogen, Agnes ^a   Brouwer, Annemieke J ^a   Verboon Maciolek, Malgorzata A ^a   Gerards, Leo J ^a   Fleer, André ^a,b   Krediet, Tannette G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene; Health care workers; Neonatal care

Indexed keywords

EID: 85028096331     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181ea86e9     Document Type: Article

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