Assessing the sustainability of hand hygiene adherence prior to patient contact in the emergency department: A 1-year postintervention evaluation
Authors:
- Paolo di MartinoPMPaolo di Martino
- Kevin M. BanKBKevin M. Ban
- Alessandro BartoloniABAlessandro Bartoloni
- Karen E. FowlerKFKaren E. Fowler
- Sanjay SaintSSSanjay Saint
- Francesco MannelliFMFrancesco Mannelli
- 1 February 2011
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in American Journal of Infection Control
- Vol. 39 (1) , 14-18
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