Review
doi: 10.7748/ns2004.06.18.40.45.c3632.
Hand hygiene
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- DOI: 10.7748/ns2004.06.18.40.45.c3632
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Hand hygiene
Nurs Stand.
2004 Jun.
Abstract
This article explains the reasons associated with low compliance with hand hygiene policies. The authors suggest a range of strategies that nurses can adopt to reduce the number of avoidable infections developed by patients.
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Cleaning up.Nurs Stand. 2005 Jun 29-Jul 5;19(42):67. Nurs Stand. 2005. PMID: 16013207 No abstract available.
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